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Alexander v. Louisiana

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
70-5026
Petitioner: 
Alexander
Respondent: 
Louisiana
Heard By: 
Burger Court (1971-1972)
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
405 U.S. 625 (1972)
Argued: 
December 6-7, 1971
Decided: 
Monday, April 3, 1972
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Desegregation

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The Oyez Project, Alexander v. Louisiana , 405 U.S. 625 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_5026)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Alexander, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a special concurrence
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Did not participate
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White