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Washington v. Harper

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Brian Reed Phillips (on behalf of Respondent)
Paul J. Larkin, Jr. (as amicus curiae, supporting Petitioners)
William L. Williams (on behalf of Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-599
Petitioner: 
Washington
Respondent: 
Harper
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
494 U.S. 210 (1990)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 11, 1989
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 27, 1990
Issues: 
Due Process, Prisoners' Rights

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Washington v. Harper , 494 U.S. 210 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_599)
(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 Washington, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 3, Section 2, Paragraph 1: Case or Controversy Requirement

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

Full Opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy