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Schlesinger v. Reservists To Stop The War

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
72-1188
Petitioner: 
Schlesinger
Respondent: 
Reservists To Stop The War
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
418 U.S. 208 (1974)
Argued: 
Monday, January 14, 1974
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 25, 1974
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Taxpayer's Suit
Categories: 
standing, armed services, congress

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The Oyez Project, Schlesinger v. Reservists To Stop The War , 418 U.S. 208 (1974)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1973/1973_72_1188)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Schlesinger, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent, joined Douglas' dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
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Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger