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1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Portland Retail Druggists Assn., Inc.

425 U.S. 1 · 96 S. Ct. 1305 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 94

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
74-1274
U.S. Reports
425 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 1305
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 94

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Portland Retail Druggists Assn., Inc.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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