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Schweiker v. Chilicky

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Laurence H. Tribe (on behalf of the Respondents)
Charles Fried (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-1781
Petitioner: 
Schweiker
Respondent: 
Chilicky
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 412 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 1, 1988
Decided: 
Friday, June 24, 1988
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

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The Oyez Project, Schweiker v. Chilicky , 487 U.S. 412 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_1781)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Schweiker, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Social Security, as amended, including Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act, but excluding Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor