CITY OF MESQUITE v. ALADDIN'S CASTLE, INC. (1982)

CITY OF MESQUITE v. ALADDIN'S CASTLE, INC.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: November 10, 1981
	Decided: February 23, 1982
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Lewis Powell • Byron White

CITY OF MESQUITE v. ALADDIN'S CASTLE, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1982. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1981.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: miscellaneous (cf. loyalty oath), the residual code
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Texas
Respondent type: Amusement establishment, or recreational facility
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 455 U.S. 283
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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.