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Minnick v. California Dept. Of Corrections

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Advocates
Stuart R. Pollak (on behalf of the Respondents)
Ronald Yank (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-1213
Petitioner: 
Minnick
Respondent: 
California Dept. Of Corrections
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
452 U.S. 105 (1981)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 2, 1980
Decided: 
Monday, June 1, 1981
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Affirmative Action

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Minnick v. California Dept. Of Corrections , 452 U.S. 105 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1213)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for California Dept. Of Corrections, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens