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Army & Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan

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Advocates
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. (on behalf of Petitioner)
Ira E. Tobolowsky (on behalf of Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-1437
Petitioner: 
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
Respondent: 
Sheehan
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
456 U.S. 728 (1982)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 23, 1982
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 1, 1982
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Governmental Liability; Judicial Power, Federal Question

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The Oyez Project, Army & Air Force Exchange Service v. Sheehan , 456 U.S. 728 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_1437)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Army & Air Force Exchange Service, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Tucker

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Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun