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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Eli Lilly and Company v. Medtronic, Inc.

496 U.S. 661 · 110 S. Ct. 2683 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3184

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-243
U.S. Reports
496 U.S. 661
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2683
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3184

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Eli Lilly and Company v. Medtronic, Inc.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorUnknown

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