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Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld

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Keith A. Jones (argued the cause for the appellant)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (argued the cause for the appellee)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
73-1892
Appellant: 
Wiesenfeld
Appellee: 
Weinberger
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
420 U.S. 636 (1975)
Argued: 
Monday, January 20, 1975
Decided: 
Wednesday, March 19, 1975
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld , 420 U.S. 636 (1975)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_73_1892)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Wiesenfeld, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Did not participate
Douglas
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's concurrence
Burger
Wrote a special concurrence
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.