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Haring v. Prosise

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Norman A. Townsend (on behalf of the Respondent)
David R. Lasso (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-2169
Petitioner: 
Haring
Respondent: 
Prosise
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
462 U.S. 306 (1983)
Argued: 
Wednesday, April 20, 1983
Decided: 
Monday, June 13, 1983
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

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The Oyez Project, Haring v. Prosise , 462 U.S. 306 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_2169)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Prosise, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)

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Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall