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Avery v. Midland County

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
39
Petitioner: 
Avery
Respondent: 
Midland County
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1967-1969)
Opinion: 
390 U.S. 474 (1968)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 14, 1967
Decided: 
Monday, April 1, 1968
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Reapportionment

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The Oyez Project, Avery v. Midland County , 390 U.S. 474 (1968)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1967/1967_39)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Avery, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Wrote a dissent
Fortas
Did not participate
Marshall

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White