The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, December 7, 1976
Decision: Tuesday, April 26, 1977
Issues: Civil Rights, Rights of Illegitimates

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Facts of the Case

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Bell, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration, Nationality, or Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts, as amended
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Fiallo v. Bell, 430 U.S. 787 (1977),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_6297/>
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