KEY et al. v. DOYLE et al. (1977)

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KEY et al. v. DOYLE et al.
Term: 1977
Important Dates
Argued: October 5, 1977
Decided: November 14, 1977
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-4
Majority
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • Byron White

KEY et al. v. DOYLE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 14, 1977. The case was argued before the court on October 5, 1977.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the District of Columbia State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: District of Columbia
  • Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 434 U.S. 59
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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