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Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Union

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
75-1874
Appellee: 
North Carolina Prisoners' Union
Appellant: 
Jones
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
433 U.S. 119 (1977)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 19, 1977
Decided: 
Thursday, June 23, 1977
Issues: 
First Amendment, Miscellaneous

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Union , 433 U.S. 119 (1977)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_1874)
(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: 7 votes for Jones, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Association

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist