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Brandon v. Holt

Docket: 83-1622
Citation: 469 U.S. 464 (1985)
Petitioner: Brandon
Respondent: Holt

Case Media

Abstract

Argument: Monday, November 5, 1984
Decision: Monday, January 21, 1985
Issues: Liability, Civil Rights Acts

Advocates

Henry I. Klein (on behalf of the respondents)
Eric Schnapper (on behalf of the petitioners)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 8 votes for Brandon, 1 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens

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The Oyez Project, Brandon v. Holt, 469 U.S. 464 (1985),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1622/>
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