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Abstract

Argument: Monday, October 31, 1977
Decision: Tuesday, January 10, 1978
Issues: Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 9 votes for Browder, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a regular concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined Blackmun's concurrence
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Browder v. Director, Ill. Dept. Of Corrections, 434 U.S. 257 (1978),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_5325/>
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