JEFF GROH v. JOSEPH R. RAMIREZ et al. (2004)

JEFF GROH v. JOSEPH R. RAMIREZ et al.
	Term: 2003
Important Dates
	Argued: November 4, 2003
	Decided: February 24, 2004
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Sandra Day O'Connor • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

JEFF GROH v. JOSEPH R. RAMIREZ et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 2004. The case was argued before the court on November 4, 2003.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Montana U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 540 U.S. 551
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 conservative.