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Oregon v. Mitchell

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
43 ORIG
Petitioner: 
Oregon
Respondent: 
Mitchell
Consolidation: 
No. 44 ORIG
No. 46 ORIG
No. 47 ORIG
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion: 
400 U.S. 112 (1970)
Argued: 
Monday, October 19, 1970
Decided: 
Monday, December 21, 1970
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Voting
Categories: 
voting, res judicata, elections, race discrimination, right to travel

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Oregon v. Mitchell , 400 U.S. 112 (1970)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_43_orig)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Oregon, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Burger
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Black
Wrote a special concurrence
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Wrote a special concurrence
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
White
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Blackmun

Judgment of the Court by Justice Hugo L. Black