HECKLER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. EDWARDS (1984)

HECKLER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. EDWARDS
	Term: 1983
Important Dates
	Argued: November 30, 1983
	Decided: March 21, 1984
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

HECKLER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. EDWARDS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1984. The case was argued before the court on November 30, 1983.

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 California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Health and Human Services
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Female
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 465 U.S. 870
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 conservative.