The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, November 5, 1991
Decision: Wednesday, February 26, 1992
Issues: Liability, Civil Rights Acts

Advocates

Lucas A. Powe, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
Sanford Jay Rosen (on behalf of the Petitioner)

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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Decision: 9 votes for City Of Harker Heights, Texas, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 USC 1983)
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Souter
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Thomas
Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Collins v. City Of Harker Heights, Texas, 503 U.S. 115 (1992),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_90_1279/>
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