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Elrod v. Burns

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-1520
Petitioner: 
Elrod
Respondent: 
Burns
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
427 U.S. 347 (1976)
Argued: 
Monday, April 19, 1976
Decided: 
Friday, June 25, 1976
Issues: 
First Amendment, Miscellaneous; Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Justiciable Question

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The Oyez Project, Elrod v. Burns , 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_1520)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Burns, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Association

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Wrote a dissent, joined Powell's dissent
Burger
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
Rehnquist
Did not participate
Stevens

Judgment of the Court by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.