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Healy v. James

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Docket No.: 
71-452
Petitioner: 
Healy
Respondent: 
James
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
408 U.S. 169 (1972)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 28, 1972
Decided: 
Monday, June 26, 1972
Issues: 
First Amendment, Miscellaneous

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The Oyez Project, Healy v. James , 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_452)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Healy, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Association

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Burger
Wrote a regular concurrence
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
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Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Wrote a special concurrence
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Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.