The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Monday, April 19, 1982
Decision: Friday, June 25, 1982
Issues: Liability, Civil Rights Acts

Advocates

Matthew H. Feinberg (on behalf of the Respondents)
Zachary R. Karol (on behalf of the Petitioners)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 7 votes for Kohn, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Rendell-Baker v. Kohn, 457 U.S. 830 (1982),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_2102/>
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