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Abstract

Argument: Monday, April 19, 1976
Decision: Friday, June 25, 1976
Issues: First Amendment, Miscellaneous

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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 Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Burns, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Association
Did not participate
Stevens
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a special concurrence
Stewart
Voted with the majority, joined Stewart's concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Powell
Wrote a dissent, joined Powell's dissent
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
Rehnquist
Judgment of the Court by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

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The Oyez Project, Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 (1976),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_1520/>
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