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Lake Carriers' Assn. v. Macmullan

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-422
Petitioner: 
Macmullan
Respondent: 
Lake Carriers' Assn.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
406 U.S. 498 (1972)
Argued: 
March 22-23, 1972
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 30, 1972
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Natural Resources; Judicial Power, Comity, Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Lake Carriers' Assn. v. Macmullan , 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_422)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Lake Carriers' Assn., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 2201

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Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.