Search:
The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building
CASES / JUSTICES / ADVOCATES / BENEFACTORS / ON THE DOCKET / HELP SCOTUSblog / Justia / Appellate.Net
Home» Decades» 1980-1989» 1983» Burnett v. Grattan

Burnett v. Grattan

Docket: 83-264
Citation: 468 U.S. 42 (1984)
Petitioner: Burnett
Respondent: Grattan

Case Media

Abstract

Argument: Monday, March 26, 1984
Decision: Wednesday, June 27, 1984
Issues: Liability, Civil Rights Acts

Advocates

Sheldon H. Laskin (on behalf of the Respondents)
Paul Farrell Strain (on behalf of the Petitioners)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

None

Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

 Sort by Seniority
(More information here)
Decision: 9 votes for Grattan, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1981)
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a special concurrence
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's concurrence
Burger
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's concurrence
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Burnett v. Grattan, 468 U.S. 42 (1984),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_83_264/>
(last visited ).

CASES / JUSTICES / ADVOCATES / BENEFACTORS / ON THE DOCKET / HELP / DONATE New User? Register  Existing User? Login
Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional Oyez Copyright Statement