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Dennis v. Higgins

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Advocates
L. Jay Bartel (on behalf of the Respondents)
Richard A. Allen (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-1555
Petitioner: 
Dennis
Respondent: 
Higgins
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
498 U.S. 439 (1991)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 31, 1990
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 20, 1991
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Liability, Civil Rights Acts

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Dennis v. Higgins , 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1555)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Dennis, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White