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Epa v. Mink

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-909
Petitioner: 
Epa
Respondent: 
Mink
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
410 U.S. 73 (1973)
Argued: 
Thursday, November 9, 1972
Decided: 
Monday, January 22, 1973
Issues: 
Privacy, Freedom of Information Act

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The Oyez Project, Epa v. Mink , 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_909)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Epa, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Freedom of Information, Sunshine, or Privacy Act

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stewart
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Did not participate
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White