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James M. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia

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Advocates
Amelia W. Baker (on behalf of the Respondents)
Morton Siegel (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-680
Petitioner: 
James M. Beam Distilling Co.
Respondent: 
Georgia
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991)
Opinion: 
501 U.S. 529 (1991)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 30, 1990
Decided: 
Thursday, June 20, 1991
Issues: 
Federalism, Natural Resources, State Tax

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The Oyez Project, James M. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia , 501 U.S. 529 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_680)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for James M. Beam Distilling Co., 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence, joined Scalia's concurrence
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence, joined Scalia's concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence, joined Blackmun's concurrence
Scalia
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Kennedy
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Souter

Judgment of the Court by Justice David H. Souter