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Kirchberg v. Feenstra

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Advocates
Alan F. Schoenberger (on behalf of the Appellant Pro Hoc Vice)
Barbara Hausman-Smith (on behalf of the Appellee)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-1388
Appellee: 
Feenstra
Appellant: 
Kirchberg
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
450 U.S. 455 (1981)
Argued: 
Wednesday, December 10, 1980
Decided: 
Monday, March 23, 1981
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Kirchberg v. Feenstra , 450 U.S. 455 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1388)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Feenstra, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
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, joined Stewart's concurrence
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall