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United States v. Kubrick

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Advocates
Benjamin Kuby (on behalf of the Respondent)
Elinor Hadley Stillman (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-1014
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
Kubrick
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
444 U.S. 111 (1979)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 3, 1979
Decided: 
Wednesday, November 28, 1979
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Governmental Liability

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Kubrick , 444 U.S. 111 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1014)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for United States, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Tort Claims, or Alien Tort Statute

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White