Same-sex Marriage Deep Dive

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MAINE v. THIBOUTOT

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Case Basics

Docket No.

79-838

Petitioner

Maine

Respondent

Thiboutot

Decided By

Burger Court (1975-1981)

Opinion

448 U.S. 1 (1980)

Argued

Tuesday, April 22, 1980

Decided

Wednesday, June 25, 1980

Advocates

Robert Edmond Mittel

(on behalf of Respondents)

James Eastman Smith

(on behalf of the Petitioners)

Term:

1970-1979
- 1979

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Argument

Maine v. Thiboutot - Oral Argument, Part 1

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Maine v. Thiboutot - Oral Argument, Part 2

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Conclusion

Decision: 6 votes for Thiboutot, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)

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MAINE v. THIBOUTOT. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_79_838>.

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