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Brown-Forman Distillers v. N. Y. Liquor Auth.

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Advocates
Lloyd E. Constantine (on behalf of the appellee)
Macdonald Flinn (on behalf of the appellant)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-2030
Appellee: 
N. Y. Liquor Auth.
Appellant: 
Brown-Forman Distillers
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
476 U.S. 573 (1986)
Argued: 
Monday, March 3, 1986
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 3, 1986
Issues: 
Economic Activity, State Regulation of Business

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The Oyez Project, Brown-Forman Distillers v. N. Y. Liquor Auth. , 476 U.S. 573 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_2030)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Brown-Forman Distillers, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 3: Interstate Commerce Clause

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

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall