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Colautti v. Franklin

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-891
Appellee: 
Franklin
Appellant: 
Colautti
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
439 U.S. 379 (1979)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 3, 1978
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 9, 1979
Issues: 
Privacy, Abortion, Including Contraceptives

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The Oyez Project, Colautti v. Franklin , 439 U.S. 379 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_891)
(last visited Sunday, July 5, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

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

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

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun