The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, November 9, 1976
Decision: Wednesday, March 23, 1977
Issues: Civil Rights, Desegregation
Categories: criminal, due process, equal protection, fourteenth amendment, race discrimination

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for Partida, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Equal Protection
Wrote a dissent, joined Powell's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a regular concurrence
Marshall
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent, joined Burger's dissent
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Burger's dissent, joined Powell's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun

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The Oyez Project, Castaneda v. Partida, 430 U.S. 482 (1977),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_1552/>
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