Elrod v. Burns

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1976-06-28

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Mr. Justice Stewart, with whom Mr. Justice Black-mun joins, concurring in the judgment. Although I cannot join the plurality’s wide-ranging opinion, I can and do concur in its judgment. This case does not require us to consider the broad contours of the so-called patronage system, with all its variations and permutations. In particular, it does not require us to consider the constitution…

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