The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, January 18, 1989
Decision: Monday, May 22, 1989
Issues: Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Advocates

Thomas D. Caldwell, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
Joseph M. Melillo (on behalf of the Petitioner)

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 Seniority)

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Decision: 6 votes for Bock Laundry Machine Co., 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Federal Rules of Evidence
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co., 490 U.S. 504 (1989),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_1816/>
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