MCDONALD v. CITY OF WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN, et al. (1984)

MCDONALD v. CITY OF WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN, et al.
	Term: 1983
Important Dates
	Argued: February 27, 1984
	Decided: April 18, 1984
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

MCDONALD v. CITY OF WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1984. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1984.

In a 9-0 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 Michigan 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: Michigan
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Michigan
Citation: 466 U.S. 284
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: William Brennan

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