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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 28, 1972
Decision: Monday, May 22, 1972
Issues: Economic Activity, Bankruptcy

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Marine Midland Grace Trust Co., 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Act or Rules, or Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

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The Oyez Project, Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co., 406 U.S. 416 (1972),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_220/>
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