JASON RICHARDS, et al. v. JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, et al. (1996)

JASON RICHARDS, et al. v. JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, et al.
	Term: 1995
Important Dates
	Argued: March 26, 1996
	Decided: June 10, 1996
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

JASON RICHARDS, et al. v. JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1996. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1996.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Alabama State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: Alabama
Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Respondent state: Alabama
Citation: 517 U.S. 793
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: John Paul Stevens

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.