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Pauley v. Bethenergy Mines

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Advocates
Mark E. Solomons (on behalf of the Respondents Bethenergy Mines, et al)
Julian N. Henriques, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioners Harriet Pauley, et al)
Christopher J. Wright (on behalf of the Respondent Director, OWCP, U.S. Department of Labor)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-1714
Petitioner: 
Pauley
Respondent: 
Bethenergy Mines
Consolidation: 
No. 90-113
No. 90-114
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991)
Opinion: 
501 U.S. 680 (1991)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 20, 1991
Decided: 
Monday, June 24, 1991
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Judicial Review

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Pauley v. Bethenergy Mines , 501 U.S. 680 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1714)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Bethenergy Mines, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 30 U.S.C. 901

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Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun