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Branti v. Finkel

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-1654
Petitioner: 
Branti
Respondent: 
Finkel
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
445 U.S. 507 (1980)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 4, 1979
Decided: 
Monday, March 31, 1980
Issues: 
First Amendment, Miscellaneous

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Branti v. Finkel , 445 U.S. 507 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1654)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Finkel, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens