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Western & Southern L. I. Co. v. Bd. Of Equalization

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Advocates
Alan R. Vogeler (on behalf of the Appellant)
Timothy G. Laddish (on behalf of the Appellee)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-1423
Appellee: 
Bd. Of Equalization
Appellant: 
Western & Southern L. I. Co.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
451 U.S. 648 (1981)
Argued: 
Monday, January 12, 1981
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 26, 1981
Issues: 
Economic Activity, State Tax
Location No location information present.

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The Oyez Project, Western & Southern L. I. Co. v. Bd. Of Equalization , 451 U.S. 648 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1423)
(last visited Friday, March 19, 2010).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Bd. Of Equalization, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 3: Interstate Commerce Clause

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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 minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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