The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, November 10, 1987
Decision: Wednesday, January 20, 1988
Issues: Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

Advocates

Walter P. DeForest, III (on behalf of Petitioners)
Allan J. Opsitnick (on behalf of Respondents)

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: 5 votes for Cohill, 3 vote(s) against
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Scalia
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill, 484 U.S. 343 (1988),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1021/>
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