1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Group Life & Health Insurance Co., aka Blue Shield of Texas, et al. v. Royal Drug Co., Inc., dba Royal Pharmacy of Castle Hills, et al.
440 U.S. 205 · 99 S. Ct. 1067 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 29
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 77-952
- U.S. Reports
- 440 U.S. 205
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 1067
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 29
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
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