DAMES & MOORE v. REGAN, SECRETARY OF TREASURY, et al. (1981)
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| DAMES & MOORE v. REGAN, SECRETARY OF TREASURY, et al. |
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| Term: 1980 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: June 24, 1981 |
| Decided: July 2, 1981 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| John Paul Stevens |
| Dissenting |
| Lewis Powell |
DAMES & MOORE v. REGAN, SECRETARY OF TREASURY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on July 2, 1981. The case was argued before the court on June 24, 1981.
In an 8-1 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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Treasury
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 453 U.S. 654
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist
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.
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