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Marrese v. American Academy Of Ortho. Surgeons

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Advocates
Charles W. Murdock (on behalf of Illinois, et al., as amicus curiae in support of petitioners)
Michael T. Sawyier (on behalf of petitioners)
D. Kendall Griffith (on behalf of respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1452
Petitioner: 
Marrese
Respondent: 
American Academy Of Ortho. Surgeons
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
470 U.S. 373 (1985)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 4, 1984
Decided: 
Monday, March 4, 1985
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Comity, Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Marrese v. American Academy Of Ortho. Surgeons , 470 U.S. 373 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1452)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Marrese, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1738

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Wrote a special concurrence
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Did not participate
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Did not participate
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor