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Heckler v. Turner

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Carter G. Phillips (on behalf of the petitioner)
Mark N. Aaronson (on behalf of the respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1097
Petitioner: 
Heckler
Respondent: 
Turner
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
470 U.S. 184 (1985)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 9, 1984
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 27, 1985
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Statutory Poverty Law

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The Oyez Project, Heckler v. Turner , 470 U.S. 184 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1097)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Heckler, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC--provisions of the Social Security Act)

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Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun