The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Monday, April 25, 1983
Decision: Friday, July 1, 1983
Issues: Attorneys' Fees

Advocates

Kathryn A. Oberly (on behalf of Petitioner)
Harold R. Tyler, Jr. (on behalf of Respondent)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for Ruckelshaus, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Clean Air
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club, 463 U.S. 680 (1983),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_82_242/>
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