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Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan

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Docket No.: 
70-21
Appellee: 
Gilligan
Appellant: 
Socialist Labor Party
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
406 U.S. 583 (1972)
Argued: 
Thursday, March 23, 1972
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 30, 1972
Issues: 
First Amendment, Loyalty Oath, Political Party; Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Personal Injury

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The Oyez Project, Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan , 406 U.S. 583 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_21)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Gilligan, 3 vote(s) against
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Powell
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