HONIG, CALIFORNIA SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION v. DOE et al. (1988)

HONIG, CALIFORNIA SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION v. DOE et al.
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: November 9, 1987
	Decided: January 20, 1988
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	William Rehnquist
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia

HONIG, CALIFORNIA SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION v. DOE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 20, 1988. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1987.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - handicapped, rights of: under Rehabilitation, Americans with Disabilities Act, and related statutes
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 484 U.S. 305
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 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.