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Board Of Education, New York City v. Harris

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Joseph F. Bruno (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Wade H. McCree (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-873
Petitioner: 
Board Of Education, New York City
Respondent: 
Harris
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
444 U.S. 130 (1979)
Argued: 
October 9-10, 1979
Decided: 
Wednesday, November 28, 1979
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Desegregation, Schools

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The Oyez Project, Board Of Education, New York City v. Harris , 444 U.S. 130 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_873)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Harris, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 20 U.S.C. 1601

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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
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun