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Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

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Joel S. Perwin (on behalf of the appellant)
Thomas H. Oehmke (on behalf of the appellee)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-2097
Petitioner: 
Burger King Corp.
Respondent: 
Rudzewicz
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
471 U.S. 462 (1985)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 8, 1985
Decided: 
Monday, May 20, 1985
Issues: 
Due Process, Jurisdiction
Categories: 
jurisdiction

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The Oyez Project, Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz , 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_2097)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Burger King Corp., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.