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BRETT C. KIMBERLIN v. J. MICHAEL QUINLAN et al. (1995)

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BRETT C. KIMBERLIN v. J. MICHAEL QUINLAN et al.
Term: 1994
Important Dates
Argued: April 26, 1995
Decided: June 12, 1995
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

BRETT C. KIMBERLIN v. J. MICHAEL QUINLAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 12, 1995. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1995.

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 District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
  • Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 515 U.S. 321
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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