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Abstract

Argument: Monday, January 15, 1979
Decision: Tuesday, March 27, 1979
Issues: Due Process, Takings Clause

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Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 8 votes for Leo Sheep Co., 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 12 Stat. 489
Did not participate
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist

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The Oyez Project, Leo Sheep Co. v. United States, 440 U.S. 668 (1979),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_1686/>
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