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Kush v. Rutledge

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Robert Ong Hing (on behalf of Respondent)
Michael J. Gallagher (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-1675
Petitioner: 
Kush
Respondent: 
Rutledge
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
460 U.S. 719 (1983)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 12, 1983
Decided: 
Monday, April 4, 1983
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Kush v. Rutledge , 460 U.S. 719 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_1675)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Rutledge, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1985)

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Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens