The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Monday, March 18, 1985
Decision: Tuesday, July 2, 1985
Issues: Economic Activity, Arbitration

Advocates

Wayne Alan Cross (on behalf of Mitsubishi)
Jerrold Joseph Gansfried (on behalf of the United States as amicus curiae in support of Soler Chrysler-Plymouth)
Benjamin Rodriguez-Ramon (on behalf of Soler-Chrysler-Plymouth)

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: 5 votes for Mitsubishi Motors, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 9 U.S.C. 1
Did not participate
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Mitsubishi Motors v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, 473 U.S. 614 (1985),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1569/>
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