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Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.

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Advocates
John S. Baker, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
James E. Doyle (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-7743
Petitioner: 
Edmonson
Respondent: 
Leesville Concrete Co.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
500 U.S. 614 (1991)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 15, 1991
Decided: 
Monday, June 3, 1991
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Desegregation

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. , 500 U.S. 614 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_7743)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

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

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Voted with the majority
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Wrote a dissent
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Wrote a dissent, joined O'Connor's dissent
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Voted with the majority
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Full Opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy