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Gwaltney v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Docket: 86-473
Citation: 484 U.S. 49 (1987)
Petitioner: Gwaltney
Respondent: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Case Media

Abstract

Argument: Monday, October 5, 1987
Decision: Tuesday, December 1, 1987
Issues: Economic Activity, Natural Resources

Advocates

Louis F. Claiborne (on behalf of the Respondent)
E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr (on behalf of the Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 8 votes for Gwaltney, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Federal Water Pollution Control (Clean Water), plus amendments
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's concurrence
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

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