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DIAMOND et al. v. CHARLES et al. (1986)

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DIAMOND et al. v. CHARLES et al.
Term: 1985
Important Dates
Argued: November 5, 1985
Decided: April 30, 1986
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Byron White

DIAMOND et al. v. CHARLES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1986. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 1985.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: personal injury
  • Petitioner: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 476 U.S. 54
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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