The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, October 5, 1983
Decision: Wednesday, February 22, 1984
Issues: Judicial Power, Original Jurisdiction

Advocates

Louis F. Claiborne (on behalf of the Defendant)
Huger Sinkler (on behalf of the Plaintiff)
Susan Lee Voss (as amici curiae)

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 Ideology)

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Decision: 9 votes for South Carolina, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 26 U.S.C. 7421
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a special concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, South Carolina v. Regan, 465 U.S. 367 (1984),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_94_orig/>
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