MILLS et al. v. ROGERS et al. (1982)

MILLS et al. v. ROGERS et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: January 13, 1982
	Decided: June 18, 1982
Outcome
	Vacated 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

MILLS et al. v. ROGERS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1982. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1982.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: change in state law (cf. no merits: remand to determine basis of state court decision)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Massachusetts
Respondent type: Involuntarily committed mental patient
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 457 U.S. 291
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: Lewis Powell

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.