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Mississippi v. Arkansas

419 U.S. 375 · Decided December 23, 1974 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Mississippi v. Arkansas was decided on December 23, 1974 unanimously (9–0). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Boundary dispute between states” in the Interstate Relations area.

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Case details

Citations
419 U.S. 375 · 95 S. Ct. 674 · 42 L. Ed. 2d 518 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 161
Docket number
48 ORIG
Decided
December 23, 1974
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Decree
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Warren E. Burger
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Decision direction (SCDB)
Unspecifiable what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Thurgood MarshallMajority
Chief Justice Warren E. BurgerMajority
Justice Harry A. BlackmunMajority
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.Majority
Justice William H. RehnquistMajority

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Mississippi v. Arkansas

SCDB identifiers: case 1974-018, docket 1974-018-01.

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