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Mississippi Power v. Miss. Ex Rel. Moore

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Advocates
Louis R. Cohen (for the United States and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as amici curiae, in support of Appellant)
John L. Maxey, II (on behalf of Appellees)
Rex E. Lee (on behalf of Appellant)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-1970
Petitioner: 
Mississippi Power
Respondent: 
Miss. Ex Rel. Moore
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 354 (1988)
Argued: 
Monday, February 22, 1988
Decided: 
Friday, June 24, 1988
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Nuclear Power Regulation; Federalism, Federal Preemption of State Regulation

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The Oyez Project, Mississippi Power v. Miss. Ex Rel. Moore , 487 U.S. 354 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1970)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Miss. Ex Rel. Moore, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Power

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Wrote a dissent
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Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
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Voted with the majority
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Wrote a special concurrence
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Voted with the majority
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Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens