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Board Of Pardons v. Allen

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Stephen L. Pevar (on behalf of the Respondents)
Clay Riggs Smith (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-461
Petitioner: 
Board Of Pardons
Respondent: 
Allen
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
482 U.S. 369 (1987)
Argued: 
Wednesday, April 1, 1987
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 9, 1987
Issues: 
Due Process, Prisoners' Rights

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The Oyez Project, Board Of Pardons v. Allen , 482 U.S. 369 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_86_461)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Allen, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.