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Rush v. Savchuk

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Rush v. Savchuk - Oral Argument
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Advocates
Edward H. Borkon (on behalf of the Appellee)
Oscar C. Adamson, II (on behalf of the Appellants)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-952
Appellee: 
Savchuk
Appellant: 
Rush
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
444 U.S. 320 (1980)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 3, 1979
Decided: 
Monday, January 21, 1980
Issues: 
Due Process, Jurisdiction
Categories: 
jurisdiction
Location No location information present.

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Rush v. Savchuk , 444 U.S. 320 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_952)
(last visited Friday, March 19, 2010).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Rush, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

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