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Stanley v. Illinois

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
70-5014
Petitioner: 
Stanley
Respondent: 
Illinois
Heard By: 
Burger Court (1971-1972)
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
405 U.S. 645 (1972)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 19, 1971
Decided: 
Monday, April 3, 1972
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination

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The Oyez Project, Stanley v. Illinois , 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_5014)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Stanley, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White