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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	HAGANS et al. v. LAVINE, COMMISSIONER, NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 25, 1974
Date Argument	December 11, 1973
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	415 U.S. 528 94 S. Ct. 1372 1974 U.S. LEXIS 33 39 L. Ed. 2d 577
Docket	72-6476

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	New York Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Petitioner	indigent, needy, welfare recipient
Respondent	State New York

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Poverty Law, Statutory: Welfare Benefits, Typically Under Some Social Security Act Provision. INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES Infrequently litigated statutes 28 U.S.C. § 1343
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan Stewart White Marshall Blackmun dissent Burger Powell Rehnquist
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	JUDICIAL POWER Judicial Administration: Ancillary Or Pendent Jurisdiction
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan Stewart White Marshall Blackmun dissent Burger Powell Rehnquist

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SCDB ID

1973-074-01

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