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BLANTON et al. v. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (1989)

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BLANTON et al. v. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Term: 1988
Important Dates
Argued: January 9, 1989
Decided: March 6, 1989
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanAnthony KennedyThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensByron White

BLANTON et al. v. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 6, 1989. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1989.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Nevada
  • Citation: 489 U.S. 538
  • 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: Thurgood Marshall

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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