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Fulman v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-1137
Petitioner: 
Fulman
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
434 U.S. 528 (1978)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 29, 1977
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 22, 1978
Issues: 
Federal Taxation, Federal Taxation

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The Oyez Project, Fulman v. United States , 434 U.S. 528 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_1137)
(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: 7 votes for United States, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Internal Revenue Code

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Did not participate
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.