CALIFANO, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE v. SANDERS (1977) - Ballotpedia

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CALIFANO, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE v. SANDERS

Term: 1976
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1977
Decided: February 23, 1977
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
Warren Burger • Potter Stewart

CALIFANO, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE v. SANDERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1977. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1977.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana Northern U.S. District Court.

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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 Health, Education and Welfare
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Disabled person or disability benefit claimant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 430 U.S. 99
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: William Brennan

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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