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Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin

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Richard Sherman (on behalf of the Petitioner)
James O. Devereaux (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-44
Petitioner: 
Burnham
Respondent: 
Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
495 U.S. 604 (1990)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 28, 1990
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 29, 1990
Issues: 
Due Process, Jurisdiction
Categories: 
jurisdiction

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The Oyez Project, Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin , 495 U.S. 604 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_89_44)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a special concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
O'Connor
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy

Judgment of the Court by Justice Antonin Scalia