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Green v. Mansour

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Louis J. Caruso (on behalf of the respondent)
William Burnham (on behalf of the petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-6270
Petitioner: 
Green
Respondent: 
Mansour
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
474 U.S. 64 (1985)
Argued: 
Monday, October 7, 1985
Decided: 
Tuesday, December 3, 1985
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Constitutional Poverty Law

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The Oyez Project, Green v. Mansour , 474 U.S. 64 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_6270)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Mansour, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 11: Eleventh Amendment

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist