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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Q. Todd Dickinson, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Mary E. Zurko et al.

527 U.S. 150 · 119 S. Ct. 1816 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4004

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
98-377
U.S. Reports
527 U.S. 150
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 1816
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 4004

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Q. Todd Dickinson, Acting Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks v. Mary E. Zurko et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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