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Public Citizen v. Department Of Justice

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Docket No.: 
88-429
Appellee: 
Department Of Justice
Appellant: 
Public Citizen
Consolidation: 
No. 88-494
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
491 U.S. 440 (1989)
Argued: 
Monday, April 17, 1989
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 21, 1989
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Direct Injury; Privacy, Freedom of Information Act

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The Oyez Project, Public Citizen v. Department Of Justice , 491 U.S. 440 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_88_429)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Department Of Justice, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 5 U.S.C. 1

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Rehnquist
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Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's concurrence
O'Connor
Did not participate
Scalia
Wrote a special concurrence
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Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.