MINNICK et al. v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al. (1981)

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MINNICK et al. v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al.
Term: 1980
Important Dates
Argued: December 2, 1980
Decided: June 1, 1981
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan • William Rehnquist
Dissenting
Potter Stewart

MINNICK et al. v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1981. The case was argued before the court on December 2, 1980.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Affirmative action
  • Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Petitioner state: California
  • Respondent type: State department or agency
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 452 U.S. 105
  • 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: John Paul Stevens

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 liberal.

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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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