Abbott Laboratories et al. v. Portland Retail Druggists Assn., Inc.
Decided March 24, 1976. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 74-1274 · 425 U.S. 1 (1976) · Cited 152 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 5
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 1
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
- United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
- Peyton v. Rowe · 391 U.S. 54 (1968)
- Tcherepnin v. Knight · 389 U.S. 332 (1967)
- United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co. · 388 U.S. 365 (1967)
- United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. · 422 U.S. 694 (1975)
- Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc. · 411 U.S. 726 (1973)
- United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc. · 351 U.S. 305 (1956)
- Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 395 U.S. 642 (1969)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Fred Meyer, Inc. · 390 U.S. 341 (1968)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Sun Oil Co. · 371 U.S. 505 (1963)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Broch · 363 U.S. 166 (1960)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co. · 440 U.S. 205 (1979)
- Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United States · 471 U.S. 48 (1985)
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co. · 505 U.S. 214 (1992)
- California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant · 444 U.S. 598 (1980)
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