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Brandon v. Holt

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Advocates
Henry I. Klein (on behalf of the respondents)
Eric Schnapper (on behalf of the petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1622
Petitioner: 
Brandon
Respondent: 
Holt
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
469 U.S. 464 (1985)
Argued: 
Monday, November 5, 1984
Decided: 
Monday, January 21, 1985
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts
Location No location information present.

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Brandon v. Holt , 469 U.S. 464 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1622)
(last visited Friday, March 19, 2010).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Brandon, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)

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

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens

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