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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, April 24, 1979
Decision: Monday, July 2, 1979
Issues: Civil Rights, Desegregation, Schools

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Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 7 votes for Penick, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Equal Protection
Wrote a special concurrence, joined Stewart's concurrence
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
Stewart
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

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The Oyez Project, Columbus Board Of Education v. Penick, 443 U.S. 449 (1979),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_78_610/>
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