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Hewitt v. Helms

Docket: 85-1630
Citation: 482 U.S. 755 (1987)
Petitioner: Hewitt
Respondent: Helms

Case Media

Abstract

Oral Argument: Wednesday, March 4, 1987
Decision: Friday, June 19, 1987
Issues: Attorneys' Fees

Advocates

Thomas G. Saylor, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Robert Harold Vesely (on behalf of the Respondents)
Lawrence G. Wallace (as amicus curiae supporting 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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Full Opinion: Attorneys' Fees: 5 - 4
Voted with the minority, authored a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion
White
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion
O'Connor
Voted with the majority, authored an opinion
Scalia
Voted with the majority, joined Scalia's opinion
Rehnquist

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The Oyez Project, Hewitt v. Helms, 482 U.S. 755 (1987),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1630/>
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