CAREY et al. v. PIPHUS et al. (1978)

CAREY et al. v. PIPHUS et al.
	Term: 1977
Important Dates
	Argued: December 6, 1977
	Decided: March 21, 1978
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Thurgood Marshall

CAREY et al. v. PIPHUS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1978. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1977.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Northern 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: Illinois
Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 435 U.S. 247
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: Lewis Powell

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.