DEAKINS et al. v. MONAGHAN et al. (1988)

DEAKINS et al. v. MONAGHAN et al.
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: October 14, 1987
	Decided: January 12, 1988
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Byron White

DEAKINS et al. v. MONAGHAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 12, 1988. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1987.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: New Jersey
Respondent type: Construction industry
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 484 U.S. 193
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: Harry Blackmun

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.