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Goldberg v. Sweet

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Advocates
Walter A. Smith, Jr. (on behalf of the Appellants)
Andrew L. Frey (on behalf of the Appellees)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-826
Appellee: 
Sweet
Appellant: 
Goldberg
Consolidation: 
No. 87-1101
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
488 U.S. 252 (1989)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 12, 1988
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 10, 1989
Issues: 
Economic Activity, State Tax

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The Oyez Project, Goldberg v. Sweet , 488 U.S. 252 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_826)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Sweet, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 3: Interstate Commerce Clause

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

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall