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Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Recl. Assn.

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Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Recl. Assn. - Oral Argument
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J. Marshall Coleman (on behalf of Appellees (No. 79-1538) and of Appellants (No. 79-1596))
Peter Buscemi (on behalf of Appellant (No. 79-1538) and of Appellees (No. 79-1596))
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-1538
Appellee: 
Virginia Surface Mining & Recl. Assn.
Appellant: 
Hodel
Consolidation: 
No. 79-1596
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
452 U.S. 264 (1981)
Argued: 
Monday, February 23, 1981
Decided: 
Monday, June 15, 1981
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Natural Resources

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The Oyez Project, Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Recl. Assn. , 452 U.S. 264 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1538)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Hodel, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 30 U.S.C. 1201

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Wrote a regular concurrence
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Powell
Wrote a special concurrence
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall