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GEORGE W. HEINTZ, et al. v. DARLENE JENKINS (1995)

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GEORGE W. HEINTZ, et al. v. DARLENE JENKINS |
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Term: 1994 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 21, 1995 |
Decided: April 18, 1995 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
GEORGE W. HEINTZ, et al. v. DARLENE JENKINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1995. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 1995.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
- Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 514 U.S. 291
- 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: Stephen Breyer
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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