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Siegert v. Gilley

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Nina Kraut (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Michael R. Lazerwitz (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
90-96
Petitioner: 
Siegert
Respondent: 
Gilley
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
500 U.S. 226 (1991)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 19, 1991
Decided: 
Thursday, May 23, 1991
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Governmental Liability

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Siegert v. Gilley , 500 U.S. 226 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_90_96)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Gilley, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist