HODEL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. IRVING et al. (1987)

| HODEL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. IRVING et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1986 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 6, 1986 |
| Decided: May 18, 1987 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Concurring |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
HODEL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. IRVING et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1987. The case was argued before the court on October 6, 1986.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the South Dakota U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: Department or Secretary of the Interior
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 481 U.S. 704
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Sandra Day O'Connor
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.
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