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Honig v. Doe

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Sheila L. Brogna (on behalf of Respondents)
Asher Rubin (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Glen D. Nager (as Amicus Curiae; in support of Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-728
Petitioner: 
Honig
Respondent: 
Doe
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Opinion: 
484 U.S. 305 (1988)
Argued: 
Monday, November 9, 1987
Decided: 
Wednesday, January 20, 1988
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Rights of Handicapped; Judicial Power, Mootness

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The Oyez Project, Honig v. Doe , 484 U.S. 305 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_728)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Doe, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Education of the Handicapped, Education for All Handicapped Children, or Individuals with Disabilities Education Acts, or related statutes, as amended; also see ADA

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.