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Stafford v. Briggs

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Oral Reargument (No. 78-303)
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Advocates
Peter Megaree Brown (on behalf of the petitioners)
Earl H. Nemser (on behalf of the petitioners)
Doris Peterson (on behalf of the respondents)
Elinor Hadley Stillman (on behalf of the petitioners)
Melvin L. Wulf (on behalf of the respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-1546
Petitioner: 
Stafford
Respondent: 
Briggs
Consolidation: 
Colby, Director, Central Intelligence Agency, et al. v. Driver et al., No. 78-303
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
444 U.S. 527 (1980)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 24, 1979
Reargued: 
Wednesday, November 7, 1979
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 20, 1980
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Venue

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Stafford v. Briggs , 444 U.S. 527 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_1546)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Stafford, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1391

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Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Did not participate
White
Did not participate
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger