JOHN J. MCCARTHY v. LARRY MADIGAN, et al. (1992)
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| JOHN J. MCCARTHY v. LARRY MADIGAN, et al. |
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| Term: 1991 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 9, 1991 |
| Decided: March 4, 1992 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
JOHN J. MCCARTHY v. LARRY MADIGAN, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 1992. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1991.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kansas U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
- Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 503 U.S. 140
- 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: Harry Blackmun
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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