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STEWART et al. v. ABEND, DBA AUTHORS RESEARCH CO. (1990)
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| STEWART et al. v. ABEND, DBA AUTHORS RESEARCH CO. |
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| Term: 1989 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 9, 1990 |
| Decided: April 24, 1990 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Concurring |
| Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens |
STEWART et al. v. ABEND, DBA AUTHORS RESEARCH CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1990. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1990.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: copyright
- Petitioner: Movie, play, pictorial representation, theatrical production, actor, or exhibitor or distributor of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 495 U.S. 207
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Sandra Day O'Connor
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
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