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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, December 6, 1972
Decision: Wednesday, January 17, 1973
Issues: Civil Rights, Rights of Illegitimates

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Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 7 votes for Gomez, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Equal Protection
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a jurisdictional dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Burger
Jurisdictional dissent, joined Stewart's dissent
Rehnquist
Per Curiam with Argument

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The Oyez Project, Gomez v. Perez, 409 U.S. 535 (1973),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_575/>
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