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Kulko v. California Superior Court

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-293
Appellee: 
California Superior Court
Appellant: 
Kulko
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
436 U.S. 84 (1978)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 29, 1978
Decided: 
Monday, May 15, 1978
Issues: 
Due Process, Jurisdiction
Categories: 
jurisdiction

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Kulko v. California Superior Court , 436 U.S. 84 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_77_293)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Kulko, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall