BROCK, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. PIERCE COUNTY (1986)

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BROCK, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. PIERCE COUNTY
Term: 1985
Important Dates
Argued: April 1, 1986
Decided: May 19, 1986
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White

BROCK, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. PIERCE COUNTY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1986. The case was argued before the court on April 1, 1986.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
  • Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Labor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Respondent state: Washington
  • Citation: 476 U.S. 253
  • 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: 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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