The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Monday, December 1, 1986
Decision: Tuesday, March 24, 1987
Issues: Economic Activity, Election of Remedies

Advocates

James R. Mc Call (on behalf of the respondent)
Rex E. Lee (on behalf of the petitioner)

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 Ideology)

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Decision: 9 votes for Buell, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Federal Employers' Liability
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Atchison T. & S. F. R. Co. v. Buell, 480 U.S. 557 (1987),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1140/>
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