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Peters v. Kiff

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Docket No.: 
71-5078
Petitioner: 
Peters
Respondent: 
Kiff
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
407 U.S. 493 (1972)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 22, 1972
Decided: 
Thursday, June 22, 1972
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Desegregation

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The Oyez Project, Peters v. Kiff , 407 U.S. 493 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_5078)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Peters, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Wrote a dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority, joined White's concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Burger's dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority, joined White's concurrence
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Burger's dissent
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Judgment of the Court by Justice Thurgood Marshall