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Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus

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Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus
Decided June 28, 1978
Full case nameAllied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus
Citations438 U.S. 234 (more)
Holding
Minnesota's retroactive alteration of a private pension agreement violated the Contracts Clause.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityStewart
DissentBrennan, joined by White, Marshall
Blackmun took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, 438 U.S. 234 (1978), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held Minnesota's retroactive alteration of a private pension agreement violated the Contracts Clause.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, 438 U.S. 234 (1978)
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Obligation of Contracts". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 327.
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  • Text of Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, 438 U.S. 234 (1978) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia