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Sullivan v. Stroop

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Clifford M. Sloan (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Jamie B. Aliperti (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-535
Petitioner: 
Sullivan
Respondent: 
Stroop
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
496 U.S. 478 (1990)
Argued: 
Monday, March 26, 1990
Decided: 
Thursday, June 14, 1990
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Statutory Poverty Law

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The Oyez Project, Sullivan v. Stroop , 496 U.S. 478 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_89_535)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Sullivan, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC--provisions of the Social Security Act)

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist