2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Peter E. Walsh, Acting Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services, et al.
538 U.S. 644 · 123 S. Ct. 1855 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4056
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 01-188
- U.S. Reports
- 538 U.S. 644
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 1855
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4056
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
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