BERNADINE SUITUM v. TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY (1997)

BERNADINE SUITUM v. TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY
	Term: 1996
Important Dates
	Argued: February 26, 1997
	Decided: May 27, 1997
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

BERNADINE SUITUM v. TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1997. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1997.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Nevada U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Interstate compact
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 520 U.S. 725
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: David Souter

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 liberal.