DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. DEWEY et al. (1981)

DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. DEWEY et al.
	Term: 1980
Important Dates
	Argued: April 28, 1981
	Decided: June 17, 1981
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Concurring
	William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Potter Stewart

DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. DEWEY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1981. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1981.

In an 8-1 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 Wisconsin Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Labor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 452 U.S. 594
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: Thurgood Marshall

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.