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Butner v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-1410
Petitioner: 
Butner
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
440 U.S. 48 (1979)
Argued: 
Monday, November 27, 1978
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 21, 1979
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Bankruptcy

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The Oyez Project, Butner v. United States , 440 U.S. 48 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_1410)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for United States, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Act or Rules, or Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978

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Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens