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Societe Nat. Ind. Aero. v. U.S. Dist. Court

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Jeffrey P. Minear (on behalf of the United States and Securities and Exchange Commission, as amicus curiae)
John W. Ford (on behalf of the petitioners)
Richard H. Doyle (on behalf of the respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-1695
Petitioner: 
Societe Nat. Ind. Aero.
Respondent: 
U.S. Dist. Court
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
482 U.S. 522 (1987)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 14, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, June 15, 1987
Issues: 
Privacy, Freedom of Information Act

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The Oyez Project, Societe Nat. Ind. Aero. v. U.S. Dist. Court , 482 U.S. 522 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1695)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Societe Nat. Ind. Aero., 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Treaty

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Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
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Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens