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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	CALIFANO, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE v. GOLDFARB LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 02, 1977
Date Argument	October 05, 1976
Decision Type	judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Citations	430 U.S. 199 97 S. Ct. 1021 1977 U.S. LEXIS 53 51 L. Ed. 2d 270
Docket	75-699

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	New York Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	New York Eastern U.S. District Court
Petitioner	Department or Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Respondent	spouse, or former spouse

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Sex Discrimination (excluding Sex Discrimination In Employment) FEDERAL STATUTE Social Security, as amended, including Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Powell special concurrence Stevens dissent Stewart Burger Blackmun Rehnquist judgment of the Court Brennan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Sex Discrimination (excluding Sex Discrimination In Employment) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (equal protection)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Powell special concurrence Stevens dissent Stewart Burger Blackmun Rehnquist judgment of the Court Brennan

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1976-061-01

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