Hoover v. Ronwin

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Advocates
Edward Ronwin (on behalf of Respondent, pro se)
Charles R. Hoover (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Lawrence G. Wallace (as amicus curiae supporting respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
82-1474
Petitioner: 
Hoover
Respondent: 
Ronwin
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
466 U.S. 558 (1984)

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Hoover v. Ronwin , 466 U.S. 558 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_1474)
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 4 votes for Hoover, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Sherman

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Did not participate
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Did not participate
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.