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PUD No. 1 Of Jefferson County v. Washington Department Of Ecology

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Howard E. Shapiro (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Christine O. Gregoire (on behalf of the Respondents)
Lawrence G. Wallace (on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
92-1911
Petitioner: 
PUD No. 1 Of Jefferson County et al.
Respondent: 
Washington Department Of Ecology et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1993-1994)
Opinion: 
511 U.S. 700 (1994)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 23, 1994
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 31, 1994
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Natural Resources

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The Oyez Project, PUD No. 1 Of Jefferson County v. Washington Department Of Ecology , 511 U.S. 700 (1994)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_92_1911)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Washington Department Of Ecology, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Water Pollution Control (Clean Water), plus amendments

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined Thomas' dissent
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Souter
Wrote a dissent
Thomas
Voted with the majority
Ginsburg

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor