OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT v. CHARLES RICHMOND (1990)

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT v. CHARLES RICHMOND
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: February 21, 1990
	Decided: June 11, 1990
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT v. CHARLES RICHMOND is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1990. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 1990.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Office of Personnel Management
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Retired or former governmental employee
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 496 U.S. 414
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: Anthony Kennedy

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.