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Majority Opinion
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Brennan, J. |
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Concurring Opinion
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Stevens, J. |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Scalia, J. (joined by Rehnquist, C.J., Kennedy, J. & O'Connor, J. (in Parts II and III) |
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Lower Court
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7th Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim upheld in part, denied in part |
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Oral Arguments
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Oral Arguments
[Oyez]
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| Lawyers |
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| Briefs |
C. Richard Johnson for the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization et al.(for petitioner)
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George Kaufmann and Laurence Gold for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (for petitioner)
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Hector Rivera Cruz, Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, et al. for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (for respondent)
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J. Michael McGuinness for the North Carolina Professional Fire Fighters Association (for petitioner)
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Robert H. Chanin and Jeremiah A. Collins for the National Education Association (for petitioner)
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| Ruling - Lower Court |
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| News |
Greenhouse, Linda, "Court Widens Curb on Patronage in Jobs for Most Public Workers," The New York Times, June 22, 1990, Sect. A, p. 1
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Johnson, Dirk, "Court Ruling on Patronage Gets Some Mixed Reviews," The New York Times, June 23, 1990, p. 6
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Marcus, Ruth, "Job Patronage Barred by High Court Ruling," The Washington Post, June 22, 1990, Sect. A, p. 1
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Wermiel, Stephen and David Shribman, "Supreme Court Bars Patronage in Hiring, Promotion of Most Government Workers," The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 1990, Sect. A, p. 10
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| Commentary |
Tolchin, Martin, "Why Patronage is Unlikely to Fade Away," The New York Times, July 1, 1990, Sect. E, p. 2
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Will, George F., "The Benefits of Patronage," The Washington Post, June 28, 1990, Sect. A, p. 25
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