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1971 term · Burger Court · 3-3

United States v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., et al.

404 U.S. 548 · 92 S. Ct. 731 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 4312

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
3-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
70-72
U.S. Reports
404 U.S. 548
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 731
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 4312

How the bench divided

6 not participating? 3 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 6 votes in the reported 3-3 split.

How each justice voted in United States v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
William O. DouglasNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
Lewis F. PowellNo participation
William RehnquistNo participation
Potter StewartUnknown
Byron WhiteUnknown
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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