DAVIS et al. v. SCHERER (1984)

DAVIS et al. v. SCHERER
	Term: 1983
Important Dates
	Argued: April 16, 1984
	Decided: June 28, 1984
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

DAVIS et al. v. SCHERER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 28, 1984. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1984.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Florida Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Florida
Respondent type: Retired or former governmental employee
Respondent state: Florida
Citation: 468 U.S. 183
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: Lewis Powell

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