GOMEZ v. TOLEDO (1980)

GOMEZ v. TOLEDO
	Term: 1979
Important Dates
	Argued: April 16, 1980
	Decided: May 27, 1980
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	William Rehnquist

GOMEZ v. TOLEDO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1980. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1980.

In a 9-0 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 Puerto Rico U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Puerto Rico
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Puerto Rico
Citation: 446 U.S. 635
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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 liberal.