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Sisson v. Ruby

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Robert J. Kopka (on behalf of the Respondent)
Warren J. Marwedel (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-2041
Petitioner: 
Sisson
Respondent: 
Ruby
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
497 U.S. 358 (1990)
Argued: 
Monday, April 23, 1990
Decided: 
Monday, June 25, 1990
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Election of Remedies

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The Oyez Project, Sisson v. Ruby , 497 U.S. 358 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_2041)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Sisson, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1333

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Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's concurrence
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Scalia
Voted with the majority
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Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall