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United States v. Ward

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Edwin S. Kneedler (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Stephen Jones (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-394
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
Ward
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
448 U.S. 242 (1980)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 26, 1980
Decided: 
Friday, June 27, 1980
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Self-Incrimination

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Ward , 448 U.S. 242 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_79_394)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for United States, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Water Pollution Control (Clean Water), plus amendments

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist