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Stevens Writes First Opinion for Court
Justice John Paul Stevens wrote his first Supreme Court opinion, joining liberal and moderate justices to strike down Civil Service Commission rules barring aliens from federal jobs. The 5 to 4 decision held the commission lacked authority without congressional or presidential authorization to apply different rules to resident aliens than to citizens.
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William J. Brennan, Jr
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Lewis F. Powell
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William C. Douglas
Richard M. Nixon