MYRA JO COLLINS v. CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS. (1992)

MYRA JO COLLINS v. CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS.
	Term: 1991
Important Dates
	Argued: November 5, 1991
	Decided: February 26, 1992
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • Byron White

MYRA JO COLLINS v. CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1992. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 1991.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Western 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: Texas
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Texas
Citation: 503 U.S. 115
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: John Paul Stevens

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