KEITH HAYWOOD v. CURTIS DROWN, et al. (2009)

KEITH HAYWOOD v. CURTIS DROWN, et al.
	Term: 2008
Important Dates
	Argued: December 3, 2008
	Decided: May 26, 2009
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

KEITH HAYWOOD v. CURTIS DROWN, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 2009. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 2008.

In a 5-4 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 New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 556 U.S. 729
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
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.