ANDRE WALLACE v. KRISTEN KATO et al. (2007)

ANDRE WALLACE v. KRISTEN KATO et al.
	Term: 2006
Important Dates
	Argued: November 6, 2006
	Decided: February 20, 2007
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg

ANDRE WALLACE v. KRISTEN KATO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 2007. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 2006.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 549 U.S. 384
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: Antonin Scalia

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.