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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, December 10, 1974
Decision: Tuesday, March 25, 1975
Issues: Civil Rights, Military Residency Requirements, Active Duty

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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 Seniority)

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Decision: 6 votes for Schlesinger,, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Uniform Code of Military Justice
Wrote a special concurrence
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Schlesinger, v. Councilman, 420 U.S. 738 (1975),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_73_662/>
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