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Duke Power Co. v. Carolina En v. Study Group

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-262
Appellee: 
Study Group
Appellant: 
Duke Power Co. v. Carolina En
Consolidation: 
No. 77-375
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
438 U.S. 59 (1978)
Argued: 
Monday, March 20, 1978
Decided: 
Monday, June 26, 1978
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Nuclear Power Regulation; Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts; Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts; Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Personal Injury

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The Oyez Project, Duke Power Co. v. Carolina En v. Study Group , 438 U.S. 59 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_77_262)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Duke Power Co. v. Carolina En, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Atomic Energy

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

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger