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JENIFER TROXEL, ET VIR v. TOMMIE GRANVILLE (2000)
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| JENIFER TROXEL, ET VIR v. TOMMIE GRANVILLE |
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| Term: 1999 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 12, 2000 |
| Decided: June 5, 2000 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Judgment of the court |
| Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Majority |
| Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • William Rehnquist |
| Concurring |
| David Souter • Clarence Thomas |
| Dissenting |
| Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens |
JENIFER TROXEL, ET VIR v. TOMMIE GRANVILLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 5, 2000. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 2000.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Privacy - Privacy (cf. libel, comity: privacy)
- Petitioner: Parent or parents
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Mother
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 530 U.S. 57
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Judgment 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 liberal.
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