The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, April 16, 1991
Decision: Monday, June 17, 1991
Issues: Interstate Relations, Non-Real Property Dispute Between States

Advocates

Paul Elliott (on behalf of the Plaintiff Texas)
R. Thomas Lay (on behalf of the Plaintiff Oklahoma)
Marian Matthews (on behalf of the Defendant)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for Oklahoma, 4 vote(s) against
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Scalia
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Souter
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Oklahoma v. New Mexico, 501 U.S. 221 (1991),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_109_orig/>
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