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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, October 16, 1985
Decision: Monday, January 27, 1986
Issues: Economic Activity, Bankruptcy

Advocates

William F. Mc Enroe (on behalf of the petitioner in No. 84-805)
Robert Hermann (on behalf of the respondents in No. 84-805)
Mary Carol Jacobson (on behalf of the respondent in No. 84-801)
A. Dennis Terrell (on behalf of the petitioner in No. 84-801)

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 Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for N. J. Dept. Of E. P., 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Act or Rules, or Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
O'Connor
Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Midlantic Nat. Bank v. N. J. Dept. Of E. P., 474 U.S. 494 (1986),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_801/>
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