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Pembaur v. Cincinnati

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Advocates
Robert E. Manley (on behalf of the petitioner)
Roger E. Friedmann (on behalf of the respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-1160
Petitioner: 
Pembaur
Respondent: 
Cincinnati
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
475 U.S. 469 (1986)
Argued: 
Monday, December 2, 1985
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 25, 1986
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

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The Oyez Project, Pembaur v. Cincinnati , 475 U.S. 469 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1160)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Pembaur, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.