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ANDRUS, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. v. GLOVER CONSTRUCTION CO. (1980)

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ANDRUS, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. v. GLOVER CONSTRUCTION CO.
Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: March 24, 1980
Decided: May 27, 1980
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron White

ANDRUS, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al. v. GLOVER CONSTRUCTION CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1980. The case was argued before the court on March 24, 1980.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oklahoma Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: Department or Secretary of the Interior
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 446 U.S. 608
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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.

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