CITY OF MILWAUKEE v. CEMENT DIVISION, NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY, et al. (1995)

CITY OF MILWAUKEE v. CEMENT DIVISION, NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY, et al.
	Term: 1994
Important Dates
	Argued: April 24, 1995
	Decided: June 12, 1995
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

CITY OF MILWAUKEE v. CEMENT DIVISION, NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 12, 1995. The case was argued before the court on April 24, 1995.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin Eastern 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: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Wisconsin
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 515 U.S. 189
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: 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.