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Legal Citation: 505 U.S. 1 (1992)

Petitioner
Stephanie Nordlinger, et al.

Respondent
Kenneth Hahn, Tax Assessor, Los Angeles County

Petitioner's Claim
Proposition 13 of the California State Constitution violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Petitioner also claimed that her 'right to travel' was violated because the higher property assessment forced her to remain in a particular locale in order to limit taxation.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Carlyle W. Hall, Jr.

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Rex E. Lee

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun (writing for the Court), Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

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