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1980 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. De Los Santos et al.

451 U.S. 156 · 101 S. Ct. 1614 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 20

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
79-512
U.S. Reports
451 U.S. 156
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 1614
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 20

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 5 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. De Los Santos et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerUnknown

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