The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Monday, December 7, 1987
Decision: Wednesday, March 23, 1988
Issues: Civil Rights, Constitutional Poverty Law

Advocates

Richard Walker Mc Hugh (on behalf of the Appellees)
Lawrence S. Robbins (on behalf of the Appellant)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

None

Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Lyng, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 7 U.S.C. 2015
Did not participate
Kennedy
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Lyng v. Automobile Workers, 485 U.S. 360 (1988),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1471/>
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