LOEFFLER v. FRANK, POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES (1988)

LOEFFLER v. FRANK, POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: January 11, 1988
	Decided: June 13, 1988
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Byron White

LOEFFLER v. FRANK, POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 1988. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1988.

In a 5-3 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 Missouri Eastern U.S. District 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: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Postal Service and Post Office, or Postmaster General, or Postmaster
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 486 U.S. 549
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

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