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Mccarthy v. Madigan

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Maureen E. Mahoney (on behalf of the Respondents)
Paul M. Smith (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
90-6861
Petitioner: 
Mccarthy
Respondent: 
Madigan et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
503 U.S. 140 (1992)
Argued: 
Monday, December 9, 1991
Decided: 
Wednesday, March 4, 1992
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Comity, Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Mccarthy v. Madigan , 503 U.S. 140 (1992)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_90_6861)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Mccarthy, 0 vote(s) against
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Blackmun
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Stevens
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O'Connor
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's concurrence
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Souter
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Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun