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Tower v. Glover

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Craig K. Edwards (on behalf of respondent)
David B. Frohnmayer (on behalf of petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
82-1988
Petitioner: 
Tower
Respondent: 
Glover
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
467 U.S. 914 (1984)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 22, 1984
Decided: 
Monday, June 25, 1984
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

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The Oyez Project, Tower v. Glover , 467 U.S. 914 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_1988)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

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

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

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor