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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Quality King Distributors, Inc. v. L'Anza Research International, Inc.

523 U.S. 135 · 118 S. Ct. 1125 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 1606

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
96-1470
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 135
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1125
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 1606

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Quality King Distributors, Inc. v. L'Anza Research International, Inc.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence

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