Dixon, Secretary of State of Illinois v. Love
Decided May 16, 1977. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 75-1513 · 431 U.S. 105 (1977) · Cited 589 times
Holding
The Illinois statute, as implemented by the Secretary's regulations, is constitutionally adequate under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, as analyzed in Mathews v.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 5
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
Concurring · 3
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
- Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
- Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
- Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
- Perez. v. Campbell · 402 U.S. 637 (1971)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- MacKey v. Montrym · 443 U.S. 1 (1979)
- Barry v. Barchi · 443 U.S. 55 (1979)
- Brock v. Roadway Express, Inc. · 481 U.S. 252 (1987)
- Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · 470 U.S. 532 (1985)
- Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
- Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
- Nixon v. Administrator of General Services · 433 U.S. 425 (1977)
- Burns v. United States · 501 U.S. 129 (1991)
- Gilbert v. Homar · 520 U.S. 924 (1997)
- O'Bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center · 447 U.S. 773 (1980)
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Mallen · 486 U.S. 230 (1988)
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