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Richardson v. Belcher

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Docket No.: 
70-53
Appellee: 
Belcher
Appellant: 
Richardson
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1971-1972)
Opinion: 
404 U.S. 78 (1971)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 13, 1971
Decided: 
Monday, November 22, 1971
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Constitutional Poverty Law

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The Oyez Project, Richardson v. Belcher , 404 U.S. 78 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_53)
(last visited Saturday, November 28, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 4 votes for Richardson, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
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Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart