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Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc.

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Advocates
Stanley P. Johnston (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Steven D. DeRuyter (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
93-1677
Petitioner: 
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Respondent: 
Jefferson Lines, Inc.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1994-2005)
Opinion: 
514 U.S. 175 (1995)
Argued: 
Monday, November 28, 1994
Decided: 
Monday, April 3, 1995
Issues: 
Economic Activity, State Tax

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The Oyez Project, Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc. , 514 U.S. 175 (1995)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1677)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Oklahoma Tax Commission, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 3: Interstate Commerce Clause

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

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