Legal Opinion
Owen v. City of Independence
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 2, 1980No. 78-1779PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
445 U.S. 622 (1980)
OWEN
v.
CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, ET AL.
No. 78-1779.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 8, 1980.
Decided April 16, 1980.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
Irving Achtenberg argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was David Achtenberg.
Richard G. Carlisle argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.[*]
2Opinion of the Court · BrennanJustice Brennan
Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Services, 436 U. S. 658 (1978), overruled Monroe v. Pape, 365 U. S. 167 (1961), insofar as Monroe held that local governments were not among the "persons" to whom 42…
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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