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Irving Independent School Dist. v. Tatro

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James C. Todd (on behalf of the Respondent)
James W. Deatherage (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-558
Petitioner: 
Irving Independent School Dist.
Respondent: 
Tatro
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
468 U.S. 883 (1984)
Argued: 
Monday, April 16, 1984
Decided: 
Thursday, July 5, 1984
Issues: 
Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees; Civil Rights, Rights of Handicapped

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The Oyez Project, Irving Independent School Dist. v. Tatro , 468 U.S. 883 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_83_558)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Tatro, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Education of the Handicapped, Education for All Handicapped Children, or Individuals with Disabilities Education Acts, or related statutes, as amended; also see ADA

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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
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger