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United States v. 50 Acres Of Land

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H. Louis Nichols (on behalf of Respondent)
Joshua I. Schwartz (on behalf of Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1170
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
50 Acres Of Land
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
469 U.S. 24 (1984)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 2, 1984
Decided: 
Tuesday, December 4, 1984
Issues: 
Due Process, Takings Clause

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The Oyez Project, United States v. 50 Acres Of Land , 469 U.S. 24 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1170)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for United States, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Takings Clause

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Wrote a regular concurrence
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens