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Middlesex Cty. Sewerage Auth. v. Sea Clammers

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Advocates
Milton B. Conford (on behalf of the non-federal Petitioners in Nos. 79-1711, 79-1754 & 79-1760)
Robert P. Corbin (on behalf of the Respondents other than federal)
Alan I. Horowitz (on behalf of the federal parties as Petitioners in No. 80-12 and as Respondents in Nos. 79-1711, 79-1754 & 79-1760)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-1711
Petitioner: 
Middlesex Cty. Sewerage Auth.
Respondent: 
Sea Clammers
Consolidation: 
No. 79-1754
No. 79-1760
No. 80-12
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
453 U.S. 1 (1981)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 24, 1981
Decided: 
Thursday, June 25, 1981
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Natural Resources; Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Private or Implied Cause of Action

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Middlesex Cty. Sewerage Auth. v. Sea Clammers , 453 U.S. 1 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1711)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Middlesex Cty. Sewerage Auth., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Water Pollution Control (Clean Water), plus amendments

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

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.