BUSH v. LUCAS (1983)

BUSH v. LUCAS
	Term: 1982
Important Dates
	Argued: January 19, 1983
	Decided: June 13, 1983
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall

BUSH v. LUCAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 1983. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1983.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 462 U.S. 367
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: John Paul Stevens

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.