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Duren v. Missouri

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (argued the cause for the petitioner)
Lee M. Nation (argued the cause for the petitioner)
Nanette Laughrey (argued the cause for the respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-6067
Petitioner: 
Duren
Respondent: 
Missouri
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
439 U.S. 357 (1979)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 1, 1978
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 9, 1979
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Sex Discrimination

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Duren v. Missouri , 439 U.S. 357 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_6067)
(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 Duren, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 6: Other Sixth Amendment Provisions

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Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White