The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, January 10, 1979
Decision: Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Issues: Civil Rights, Employability of Aliens
Categories: aliens, citizenship, education, equal protection, fourteenth amendment

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Ambach, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Equal Protection
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stewart
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, Ambach v. Norwick, 441 U.S. 68 (1979),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_76_808/>
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