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Whitcomb v. Chavis

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
92
Appellee: 
Chavis
Appellant: 
Whitcomb
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion: 
403 U.S. 124 (1971)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 8, 1970
Decided: 
Monday, June 7, 1971
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Reapportionment

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The Oyez Project, Whitcomb v. Chavis , 403 U.S. 124 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_92)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Whitcomb, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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

Judgment of the Court by Justice Byron R. White