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Blatchford v. Native Village Of Noatak

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Advocates
Rex E. Lee (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Lawrence A. Aschenbrenner (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-1782
Petitioner: 
Blatchford
Respondent: 
Native Village Of Noatak
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991)
Opinion: 
501 U.S. 775 (1991)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 19, 1991
Decided: 
Monday, June 24, 1991
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Governmental Liability

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Blatchford v. Native Village Of Noatak , 501 U.S. 775 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1782)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Blatchford, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 11: Eleventh Amendment

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Marshall
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Stevens
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Wrote the majority opinion
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