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Bowen v. Massachusetts

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Advocates
Roy T. Englert, Jr. (on behalf of the Federal Petitioners/Respondents)
Thomas A. Barnico (on behalf of State Respondent/Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-712
Petitioner: 
Bowen
Respondent: 
Massachusetts
Consolidation: 
No. 87-929
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 879 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, April 20, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 29, 1988
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Bowen v. Massachusetts , 487 U.S. 879 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_712)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Massachusetts, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Administrative Procedure, or Administrative Orders Review

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Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a dissent
Scalia
Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens