BURNETT et al. v. GRATTAN et al. (1984)
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| BURNETT et al. v. GRATTAN et al. |
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| Term: 1983 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 26, 1984 |
| Decided: June 27, 1984 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist |
BURNETT et al. v. GRATTAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1984. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1984.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
- Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Petitioner state: Maryland
- Respondent type: Minority governmental employee or job applicant
- Respondent state: Maryland
- Citation: 468 U.S. 42
- 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 liberal.
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