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West Virginia v. United States

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Charles G. Brown (on behalf of the petitioner)
Albert G. Lauber, Jr. (on behalf of the respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-937
Petitioner: 
West Virginia
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
479 U.S. 305 (1987)
Argued: 
Monday, November 10, 1986
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 13, 1987
Issues: 
Federalism, Miscellaneous

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The Oyez Project, West Virginia v. United States , 479 U.S. 305 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_937)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for United States, 0 vote(s) against
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