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Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Fink

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Matthew J. Zinn (argued the cause for respondents)
Alan I. Horowitz (argued the cause for petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-511
Petitioner: 
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
Respondent: 
Fink
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
483 U.S. 89 (1987)
Argued: 
Monday, April 27, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, June 22, 1987
Issues: 
Federal Taxation, Federal Taxation

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The Oyez Project, Commissioner Of Internal Revenue v. Fink , 483 U.S. 89 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_86_511)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Internal Revenue Code

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

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.