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Herweg v. Ray

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Neal S. Dudovitz (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Brent R. Appel (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-60
Petitioner: 
Herweg
Respondent: 
Ray
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
455 U.S. 265 (1982)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 13, 1982
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 23, 1982
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Statutory Poverty Law

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The Oyez Project, Herweg v. Ray , 455 U.S. 265 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_60)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Herweg, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Medicaid--provisions of the Social Security Act

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Wrote a dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist