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Mayer v. City Of Chicago

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Docket No.: 
70-5040
Appellee: 
City Of Chicago
Appellant: 
Mayer
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1971-1972)
Opinion: 
404 U.S. 189 (1971)
Argued: 
Thursday, October 14, 1971
Decided: 
Monday, December 13, 1971
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Indigents, Transcript

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The Oyez Project, Mayer v. City Of Chicago , 404 U.S. 189 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_5040)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

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

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Wrote a regular concurrence
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 regular concurrence
Blackmun

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.