HERNANDEZ et al. v. VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION et al. (1974)

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HERNANDEZ et al. v. VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION et al.
Term: 1973
Important Dates
Argued: December 11, 1973
Decided: March 4, 1974
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
William Douglas

HERNANDEZ et al. v. VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 1974. The case was argued before the court on December 11, 1973.

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: Civil Rights - military: veteran
  • Petitioner: Veteran
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Veterans' Administration
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 415 U.S. 391
  • 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: William Brennan

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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