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White v. New Hampshire Dept. Of Empl. Sec.

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Advocates
Marc R. Scheer (on behalf of Respondent)
B. Richard Larson (on behalf of Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-5887
Petitioner: 
White
Respondent: 
New Hampshire Dept. Of Empl. Sec.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
455 U.S. 445 (1982)
Argued: 
Monday, November 30, 1981
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 2, 1982
Issues: 
Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, White v. New Hampshire Dept. Of Empl. Sec. , 455 U.S. 445 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_5887)
(last visited Saturday, November 28, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for White, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.