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CITY OF EDMONDS v. OXFORD HOUSE, INC., et al. (1995)

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CITY OF EDMONDS v. OXFORD HOUSE, INC., et al. |
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Term: 1994 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 1, 1995 |
Decided: May 15, 1995 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens |
Dissenting |
Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
CITY OF EDMONDS v. OXFORD HOUSE, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1995. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1995.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - handicapped, rights of: under Rehabilitation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and related statutes
- Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Petitioner state: Washington
- Respondent type: Handicapped individual, or organization of devoted to
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 514 U.S. 725
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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