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Daniels v. Williams

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Stephen Allan Saltzbug (on behalf of the Petitioner)
James Walter Hopper (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-5872
Petitioner: 
Daniels
Respondent: 
Williams
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
474 U.S. 327 (1986)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 6, 1985
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 21, 1986
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

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The Oyez Project, Daniels v. Williams , 474 U.S. 327 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_5872)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Williams, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist