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Legal Citation: 416 U.S. 351 (1974)

Appellant
Mel Kahn

Appellee
Robert L. Shevin, et al.

Appellant's Claim
That a Florida law granting a tax exemption to widows but not widowers was unconstitutional.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Sydney H. McKenzie III

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, William O. Douglas (writing for the Court), Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Potter Stewart, William H. Rehnquist

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
24 April 1974

Decision
Florida's granting of tax benefits to widows but not widowers was found to be valid under the Constitution.

Significance
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