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Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman

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Vanessa Ruiz (on behalf of the Respondents)
Everette G. Allen, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-988
Petitioner: 
Havens Realty Corp.
Respondent: 
Coleman
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
455 U.S. 363 (1982)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 1, 1981
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 24, 1982
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Statutory Standing

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The Oyez Project, Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman , 455 U.S. 363 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_988)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Havens Realty Corp., 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Fair Housing

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.