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California v. Nevada

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James R. Thompson (on behalf of the Defendant)
Jan S. Stevens (on behalf of the Plaintiff)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
73 ORIG
Plaintiff: 
California
Defendant: 
Nevada
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
447 U.S. 125 (1980)
Argued: 
Monday, April 14, 1980
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 10, 1980
Issues: 
Interstate Relations, Boundary Dispute Between States

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The Oyez Project, California v. Nevada , 447 U.S. 125 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_73_orig)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for California, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.