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Letter Carriers v. Austin

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
72-1180
Appellee: 
Austin
Appellant: 
Letter Carriers
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
418 U.S. 264 (1974)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 14, 1973
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 25, 1974
Issues: 
Federalism, Federal Preemption of State Regulation; First Amendment, Libel, Defamation
Location No location information present.

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The Oyez Project, Letter Carriers v. Austin , 418 U.S. 264 (1974)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1973/1973_72_1180)
(last visited Friday, March 19, 2010).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Letter Carriers, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

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