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Business Guides v. Chromatic Comm. Enterprises

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Stephen V. Bomse (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Neil L. Shapiro (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-1500
Petitioner: 
Business Guides
Respondent: 
Chromatic Comm. Enterprises
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
498 U.S. 533 (1991)
Argued: 
Monday, November 26, 1990
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 26, 1991
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Business Guides v. Chromatic Comm. Enterprises , 498 U.S. 533 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1500)
(last visited Monday, November 9, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Chromatic Comm. Enterprises, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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