Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1974 · decided Mar 18, 1975

Burns, Commissioner, Department of Social Services of Iowa, et al. v. Alcala et al.

In plain language

  • Burns, Commissioner, Department of Social Services of Iowa v. Alcala, OT 1974, March 18, 1975.
  • Citation: 420 U.S. 575.
  • Vote: 7 to 1.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1975-03-18 (October Term 1974). Citation: 420 U.S. 575. Vote: 7–1. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.