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Morris v. Gressette

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
75-1583
Appellee: 
Gressette
Appellant: 
Morris
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
432 U.S. 491 (1977)
Argued: 
April 18-19, 1977
Decided: 
Monday, June 20, 1977
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Morris v. Gressette , 432 U.S. 491 (1977)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_1583)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Gressette, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Voting Rights Act of 1965

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

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.