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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	EASTERN ENTERPRISES v. KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 25, 1998
Date Argument	March 04, 1998
Decision Type	judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Citations	524 U.S. 498 118 S. Ct. 2131 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4213 141 L. Ed. 2d 451
Docket	97-42

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Massachusetts U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Petitioner	coal company or coal mine operator
Respondent	Social Security Administration or Commissioner

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	DUE PROCESS Due Process: Takings Clause, Or Other Non-constitutional Governmental Taking Of Property CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (takings clause)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia regular concurrence Thomas special concurrence Kennedy dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer judgment of the Court O'Connor
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	DUE PROCESS Due Process: Takings Clause, Or Other Non-constitutional Governmental Taking Of Property CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia regular concurrence Thomas special concurrence Kennedy dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer judgment of the Court O'Connor
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	DUE PROCESS Due Process: Takings Clause, Or Other Non-constitutional Governmental Taking Of Property INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 26 U.S.C. § 9701
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia regular concurrence Thomas special concurrence Kennedy dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer judgment of the Court O'Connor

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1997-096-01

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