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NEW JERSEY WELFARE RIGHTS ORG. v. CAHILL

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Case Basics

Docket No.

72-6258

Petitioner

New Jersey Welfare Rights Org.

Respondent

Cahill

Decided By

Burger Court (1972-1975)

Opinion

411 U.S. 619 (1973)

Decided

Monday, May 7, 1973

Term:

1970-1979
- 1972

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

Decision: 8 votes for New Jersey Welfare Rights Org., 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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NEW JERSEY WELFARE RIGHTS ORG. v. CAHILL. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_72_6258>.

NEW JERSEY WELFARE RIGHTS ORG. v. CAHILL, The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_72_6258 (last visited April 27, 2013).

"NEW JERSEY WELFARE RIGHTS ORG. v. CAHILL," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 27, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_72_6258.