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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

G.D. Searle & Co. v. Cohn et al.

455 U.S. 404 · 102 S. Ct. 1137 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 74

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
80-644
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 404
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1137
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 74

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in G.D. Searle & Co. v. Cohn et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent

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