GRAHAM v. CONNOR et al. (1989)

GRAHAM v. CONNOR et al.
	Term: 1988
Important Dates
	Argued: February 21, 1989
	Decided: May 15, 1989
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

GRAHAM v. CONNOR et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1989. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 1989.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the North Carolina Western 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: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: North Carolina
Citation: 490 U.S. 386
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.