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Gooding v. Wilson

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
70-26
Appellee: 
Wilson
Appellant: 
Gooding
Heard By: 
Burger Court (1971-1972)
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
405 U.S. 518 (1972)
Argued: 
Wednesday, December 8, 1971
Decided: 
Thursday, March 23, 1972
Issues: 
First Amendment, Protest Demonstrations

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The Oyez Project, Gooding v. Wilson , 405 U.S. 518 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_26)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Wilson, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Wrote a dissent, joined Blackmun's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Did not participate
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.