The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, February 28, 1989
Decision: Monday, May 1, 1989
Issues: Civil Rights, Indigents, Appointment of Counsel

Advocates

Gordon E. Allen (on behalf of Respondents)
John E. Mallard (on behalf of Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for Mallard, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: 28 U.S.C. 1915
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Wrote a regular concurrence
Kennedy
Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Mallard v. United States District Court, 490 U.S. 296 (1989),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_1490/>
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