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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	HARRIET PAULEY, SURVIVOR OF JOHN C. PAULEY v. BETHENERGY MINES, INC., ET AL LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 24, 1991
Date Argument	February 20, 1991
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	501 U.S. 680 111 S. Ct. 2524 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3638 115 L. Ed. 2d 604
Docket	89-1714

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Petitioner	disabled person or disability benefit claimant
Respondent	coal company or coal mine operator

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	JUDICIAL POWER Judicial Review Of Administrative Agency's Or Administrative Official's Actions And Procedures INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 30 U.S.C. § 901
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Souter dissent Scalia justice did not participate Kennedy

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1990-121-01

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