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Blue Shield Of Virginia v. Mccready

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Griffin B. Bell (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Warwick R. Furr, II (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-225
Petitioner: 
Blue Shield Of Virginia
Respondent: 
Mccready
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
457 U.S. 465 (1982)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 24, 1982
Decided: 
Monday, June 21, 1982
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Antitrust

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The Oyez Project, Blue Shield Of Virginia v. Mccready , 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_81_225)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Mccready, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Clayton

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Burger
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
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Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
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Wrote a dissent
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Wrote a dissent
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Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
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Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.