The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, December 6, 1988
Decision: Tuesday, February 21, 1989
Issues: Judicial Power, Criminal Procedure

Advocates

Donald B. Ayer (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Kenneth Rosenblatt (on behalf of the Respondent)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 9 votes for California, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 28 U.S.C. 1442
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Marshall
Wrote a regular concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Mesa v. California, 489 U.S. 121 (1989),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_1206/>
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