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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, April 16, 1975
Decision: Monday, May 19, 1975
Issues: Federal Taxation, Priority of Federal Fiscal Claims

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Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 9 votes for United States, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Internal Revenue Code
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Phelps v. United States, 421 U.S. 330 (1975),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_74_121/>
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