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Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-366
Petitioner: 
Tidewater Oil Co.
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
409 U.S. 151 (1972)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 11, 1972
Decided: 
Wednesday, December 6, 1972
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts of Appeals

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The Oyez Project, Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States , 409 U.S. 151 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_366)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for United States, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 15 U.S.C. 29

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Burger
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Wrote a regular concurrence
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
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Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall