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United States v. Maine

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Louis F. Claiborne (on behalf of the Defendant)
Henry Herrmann (on behalf of the Plaintiff)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
35 ORIG
Plaintiff: 
United States
Defendant: 
Maine
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
475 U.S. 89 (1986)
Argued: 
Thursday, December 12, 1985
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 25, 1986
Issues: 
Federalism, Federal-State Ownership Dispute

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Maine , 475 U.S. 89 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_35_orig)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for United States, 0 vote(s) against
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Burger
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Brennan
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White
Did not participate
Marshall
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Blackmun
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Powell
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Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
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O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens