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Gordon v. Lance

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Docket No.: 
96
Petitioner: 
Gordon
Respondent: 
Lance
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion: 
403 U.S. 1 (1971)
Argued: 
Monday, January 18, 1971
Decided: 
Monday, June 7, 1971
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Voting

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The Oyez Project, Gordon v. Lance , 403 U.S. 1 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_96)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Gordon, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Douglas
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Harlan
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Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Co-authored a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
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Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger