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Butz v. Glover Livestock Comm'n Co.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-1545
Petitioner: 
Butz
Respondent: 
Glover Livestock Comm'n Co.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
411 U.S. 182 (1973)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 27, 1973
Decided: 
Wednesday, March 28, 1973
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Judicial Review

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The Oyez Project, Butz v. Glover Livestock Comm'n Co. , 411 U.S. 182 (1973)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_1545)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Butz, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Douglas
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.