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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, October 12, 1993
Decision: Monday, December 13, 1993
Issues: Economic Activity, Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Advocates

Howard G. Kristol (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Lawrence Kill (on behalf of the Respondent)
Christopher J. Wright (as amicus curiae, supporting the Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Harris Trust And Savings Bank, As Trustee Of The Sperry Master Retirement Trust No.2, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Employee Retirement Income Security
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Souter
Wrote the majority opinion
Ginsburg
Voted with the minority, joined Thomas' dissent
Kennedy
Voted with the minority, joined Thomas' dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Wrote a dissent
Thomas
Full Opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Harris Trust And Savings Bank, As Trustee Of The Sperry Master Retirement Trust No.2, 510 U.S. 86 (1993),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_92_1074/>
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