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California v. Grace Brethren Church

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Advocates
William B. Ball (on behalf of Grace Brethren Church)
Jeffrey M. Vesely (on behalf of the State of California)
Harriet S. Shapiro (on behalf of the United States)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-31
Petitioner: 
Grace Brethren Church
Respondent: 
California
Consolidation: 
No. 81-228
No. 81-455
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
457 U.S. 393 (1982)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 30, 1982
Decided: 
Friday, June 18, 1982
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

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The Oyez Project, California v. Grace Brethren Church , 457 U.S. 393 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_81_31)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for California, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1341

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Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
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
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor