Supreme Court· 6/28/1976

Elrod v. Burns

Citations

427 U.S. 347
96 S. Ct. 2673
49 L. Ed. 2d 547
1976 U.S. LEXIS 109
1 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 60

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holding that if a constitutional right is being threatened or impaired, a finding of irreparable injury is mandated
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holding that a finding of irreparable harm “follows inexorably” from a “conclusion that the government’s current policies are likely unconstitutional”

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Judges: Brennan, White, Marshall, Stewart, Blackmun, Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens

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