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Forrester v. White

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Rosalyn B. Kaplan (on behalf of the Respondent)
Mary Anne Sedey (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-761
Petitioner: 
Forrester
Respondent: 
White
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Opinion: 
484 U.S. 219 (1988)
Argued: 
Monday, November 2, 1987
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 12, 1988
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

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The Oyez Project, Forrester v. White , 484 U.S. 219 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_761)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Forrester, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)

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