COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. UNITED STATES ex rel. JANET CHANDLER (2003)

COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. UNITED STATES ex rel. JANET CHANDLER
	Term: 2002
Important Dates
	Argued: January 14, 2003
	Decided: March 10, 2003
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. UNITED STATES ex rel. JANET CHANDLER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 2003. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 2003.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern 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: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Petitioner state: Illinois
Respondent type: Government contractor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 538 U.S. 119
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: David Souter

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.