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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	TAYLOR v. LOUISIANA LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 21, 1975
Date Argument	October 16, 1974
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	419 U.S. 522 95 S. Ct. 692 1975 U.S. LEXIS 2 42 L. Ed. 2d 690
Docket	73-5744

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Louisiana
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Louisiana
Petitioner	male
Respondent	State Louisiana

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Sex Discrimination (excluding Sex Discrimination In Employment) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan Stewart White Marshall Blackmun Powell special concurrence Burger dissent Rehnquist
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Sex Discrimination (excluding Sex Discrimination In Employment) CONSTITUTION Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan Stewart White Marshall Blackmun Powell special concurrence Burger dissent Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1974-025-01

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