GIL GARCETTI, et al. v. RICHARD CEBALLOS (2006) - Ballotpedia

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GIL GARCETTI, et al. v. RICHARD CEBALLOS

Term: 2005
Important Dates
Argued: October 12, 2005
Decided: May 30, 2006
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

GIL GARCETTI, et al. v. RICHARD CEBALLOS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 30, 2006. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 2005.

In a 5-4 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 California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: California
Citation: 547 U.S. 410
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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