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Catholic Conf. v. Abortion Rights Mobilization

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Kevin T. Baine (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Marshall Beil (on behalf of the Respondents)
Alan I. Horowitz (as federal respondents supporting Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-416
Petitioner: 
Catholic Conf.
Respondent: 
Abortion Rights Mobilization
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 72 (1988)
Argued: 
Monday, April 18, 1988
Decided: 
Monday, June 20, 1988
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

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The Oyez Project, Catholic Conf. v. Abortion Rights Mobilization , 487 U.S. 72 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_416)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Catholic Conf., 1 vote(s) against
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Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Wrote the majority opinion
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy