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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE et al. v. MURRY et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 25, 1973
Date Argument	April 23, 1973
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	413 U.S. 508 93 S. Ct. 2832 1973 U.S. LEXIS 32 37 L. Ed. 2d 767
Docket	72-848

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	District Of Columbia U.S. District Court
Petitioner	Department or Secretary of Agriculture
Respondent	indigent, needy, welfare recipient

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Poverty Law, Constitutional INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 7 U.S.C. § 2012
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan White regular concurrence Stewart Marshall dissent Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Poverty Law, Constitutional CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan White regular concurrence Stewart Marshall dissent Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1972-175-01

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