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Washington v. Fishing Vessel Assn.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-983
Petitioner: 
Washington
Respondent: 
Fishing Vessel Assn.
Consolidation: 
No. 78-119
No. 78-139
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
443 U.S. 658 (1979)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 28, 1979
Decided: 
Monday, July 2, 1979
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Indians, State Jurisdiction Over

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Washington v. Fishing Vessel Assn. , 443 U.S. 658 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_983)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Washington, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 12 Stat. 927

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

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens