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CITY OF RIVERSIDE et al. v. RIVERA et al. (1986)
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| CITY OF RIVERSIDE et al. v. RIVERA et al. |
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| Term: 1985 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 31, 1986 |
| Decided: June 27, 1986 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Judgment of the court |
| William Brennan |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens |
| Concurring |
| Lewis Powell |
| Dissenting |
| Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
CITY OF RIVERSIDE et al. v. RIVERA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1986. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1986.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
- Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Petitioner state: California
- Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 477 U.S. 561
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Judgment 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 liberal.
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