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Hughes v. Rowe

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-6000
Petitioner: 
Hughes
Respondent: 
Rowe
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
449 U.S. 5 (1980)
Decided: 
Monday, November 10, 1980
Issues: 
Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees; Due Process, Prisoners' Rights

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The Oyez Project, Hughes v. Rowe , 449 U.S. 5 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_6000)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Hughes, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards

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Jurisdictional dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
Stewart
Wrote a regular concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Per Curiam without Argument