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Spallone v. United States

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Advocates
Kenneth W. Starr (on behalf of the Respondent)
James H. Harmon (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-854
Petitioner: 
Spallone
Respondent: 
United States
Consolidation: 
No. 88-856
No. 88-870
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
493 U.S. 265 (1990)
Argued: 
Monday, October 2, 1989
Decided: 
Wednesday, January 10, 1990
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

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The Oyez Project, Spallone v. United States , 493 U.S. 265 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_854)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Spallone, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist