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Texas v. New Mexico

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Charlotte Uram (on behalf of the plaintiff)
Renea Hicks (on behalf of the defendant)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
65 ORIG
Plaintiff: 
Texas
Defendant: 
New Mexico
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
482 U.S. 124 (1987)
Argued: 
Wednesday, April 29, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, June 8, 1987
Issues: 
Interstate Relations, Non-Real Property Dispute Between States
Location No location information present.

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The Oyez Project, Texas v. New Mexico , 482 U.S. 124 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_65_orig)
(last visited Sunday, March 14, 2010).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Texas, 0 vote(s) against
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Stevens
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Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White