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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	LALLI v. LALLI, ADMINISTRATRIX, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	December 11, 1978
Date Argument	October 04, 1978
Decision Type	judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Citations	439 U.S. 259 99 S. Ct. 518 1978 U.S. LEXIS 145 58 L. Ed. 2d 503
Docket	77-1115

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court New York
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court New York
Petitioner	heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent	parent or parents

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CIVIL RIGHTS Illegitimates, Rights Of (cf. Juveniles): Typically Inheritance And Survivor's Benefits, And Paternity Suits CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Burger regular concurrence Stewart special concurrence Blackmun Rehnquist dissent Brennan White Marshall Stevens judgment of the Court Powell

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SCDB ID

1978-016-01

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