ALBERT HESS AND CHARLES F. WALSH v. PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON CORPORATION (1994)

ALBERT HESS AND CHARLES F. WALSH v. PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON CORPORATION
	Term: 1994
Important Dates
	Argued: October 3, 1994
	Decided: November 14, 1994
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • David Souter
Concurring
	John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

ALBERT HESS AND CHARLES F. WALSH v. PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON CORPORATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 14, 1994. The case was argued before the court on October 3, 1994.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Interstate Compact
Respondent type: Interstate compact
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 513 U.S. 30
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.