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Lyng v. Castillo

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Maria Norma Martinez (on behalf of the appellees)
Jeffrey P. Minear (on behalf of the appellant, pro hac vice)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-250
Appellee: 
Castillo
Appellant: 
Lyng
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
477 U.S. 635 (1986)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 29, 1986
Decided: 
Friday, June 27, 1986
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Constitutional Poverty Law

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The Oyez Project, Lyng v. Castillo , 477 U.S. 635 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_85_250)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Lyng, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens