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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, December 8, 1976
Decision: Tuesday, February 22, 1977
Issues: Federal Taxation

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Facts of the Case

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 7 votes for Commissioner, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Internal Revenue Code
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun

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The Oyez Project, Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner, 429 U.S. 569 (1977),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_1312/>
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