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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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1976-03-02
1976-04-26
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gptkbp:citation
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427 U.S. 347
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gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
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gptkb:Potter_Stewart
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gptkbp:date
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1976-06-28
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Byron_White
gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Edward_V._Elrod,_Sheriff_of_Cook_County,_et_al._v._Jay_Burns,_et_al.
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gptkbp:heldBy
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The First Amendment prohibits dismissal of non-policymaking public employees solely for their political affiliation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Elrod v. Burns
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Cook_County,_Illinois
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:William_J._Brennan,_Jr.
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gptkbp:numberOfIssues
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Whether non-policymaking public employees can be dismissed solely for their political affiliation
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Branti_v._Finkel
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
patronage dismissals
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gptkbp:subject
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political patronage
public employment
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:First_Amendment
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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