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1984 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller, an Infant, by and Through Koller et ux., Her Natural Guardians, et al.

472 U.S. 424 · 105 S. Ct. 2757 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 108

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
84-127
U.S. Reports
472 U.S. 424
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 2757
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 108

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller, an Infant, by and Through Koller et ux., Her Natural Guardians, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent

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