The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, January 18, 1995
Decision: Wednesday, March 22, 1995
Issues: Civil Rights, Statutory Poverty Law

Advocates

Dennis Paul Eckhart (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Paul A. Engelmayer (on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting the petitioners)
Katherine Meiss (on behalf of the Respondents)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 9 votes for Anderson, Director, California Department Of Social Services, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC--provisions of the Social Security Act)
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Ginsburg
Voted with the majority
Souter
Voted with the majority
Breyer
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Wrote the majority opinion
Thomas
Full Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Anderson, Director, California Department Of Social Services, 514 U.S. 143 (1995),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_93_1883/>
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