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Abstract

Argument: Monday, December 13, 1971
Decision: Monday, June 19, 1972
Issues: Judicial Power, Obscenity

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Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 7 votes for Mitchum, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 28 U.S.C. 2283
Did not participate
Powell
Did not participate
Rehnquist
Wrote a regular concurrence
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined Burger's concurrence
Blackmun
Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart

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The Oyez Project, Mitchum v. Foster, 407 U.S. 225 (1972),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_27/>
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