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Simopoulos v. Virginia

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Advocates
William G. Broaddus (on behalf of the Appellee)
Roy Lucas (on behalf of the Appellant)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-185
Appellee: 
Virginia
Appellant: 
Simopoulos
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
462 U.S. 506 (1983)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 30, 1982
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 15, 1983
Issues: 
Privacy, Abortion, Including Contraceptives

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The Oyez Project, Simopoulos v. Virginia , 462 U.S. 506 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_185)
(last visited Tuesday, November 10, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Virginia, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.