JOHN K. YEE, et al. v. CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA (1992)

JOHN K. YEE, et al. v. CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA
	Term: 1991
Important Dates
	Argued: January 22, 1992
	Decided: April 1, 1992
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • David Souter

JOHN K. YEE, et al. v. CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 1, 1992. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1992.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: California
Citation: 503 U.S. 519
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: 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.