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Burke v. Barnes

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Morgan J. Frankel (on behalf of Respondents)
Richard K. Willard (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-781
Petitioner: 
Burke
Respondent: 
Barnes
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
479 U.S. 361 (1987)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 4, 1986
Decided: 
Wednesday, January 14, 1987
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Mootness

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The Oyez Project, Burke v. Barnes , 479 U.S. 361 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_781)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Burke, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 3, Section 2, Paragraph 1: Case or Controversy Requirement

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Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
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O'Connor
Did not participate
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Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist