FREDERICK A. SIEGERT v. H. MELVIN GILLEY (1991)

FREDERICK A. SIEGERT v. H. MELVIN GILLEY
	Term: 1990
Important Dates
	Argued: February 19, 1991
	Decided: May 23, 1991
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Byron White
Concurring
	Anthony Kennedy
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

FREDERICK A. SIEGERT v. H. MELVIN GILLEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1991. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1991.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 500 U.S. 226
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: 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 liberal.