MALLEY et al. v. BRIGGS et al. (1986)

MALLEY et al. v. BRIGGS et al.
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: November 13, 1985
	Decided: March 5, 1986
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist

MALLEY et al. v. BRIGGS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1986. The case was argued before the court on November 13, 1985.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Rhode Island 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 official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Rhode Island
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 475 U.S. 335
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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