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Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill

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Allan J. Opsitnick (on behalf of Respondents)
Walter P. DeForest, III (on behalf of Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-1021
Petitioner: 
Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Respondent: 
Cohill
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Opinion: 
484 U.S. 343 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 10, 1987
Decided: 
Wednesday, January 20, 1988
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

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The Oyez Project, Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill , 484 U.S. 343 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1021)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Cohill, 3 vote(s) against
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