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1980 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Diamond, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Bradley et Al

450 U.S. 381 · 101 S. Ct. 1495 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 80

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
79-855
U.S. Reports
450 U.S. 381
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 1495
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 80

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Diamond, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Bradley et Al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Potter StewartNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
Lewis F. PowellNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
William RehnquistUnknown

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