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Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond

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Kenneth W. Starr (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Gill Deford (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-1943
Petitioner: 
Office of Personnel Management
Respondent: 
Richmond
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
496 U.S. 414 (1990)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 21, 1990
Decided: 
Monday, June 11, 1990
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Governmental Liability

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The Oyez Project, Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond , 496 U.S. 414 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_1943)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Office of Personnel Management, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 9, Paragraph 7: Appropriations Clause

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

Full Opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy