PIERCE, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT v. UNDERWOOD et al. (1988)

PIERCE, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT v. UNDERWOOD et al.
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: December 1, 1987
	Decided: June 27, 1988
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Byron White

PIERCE, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT v. UNDERWOOD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1988. The case was argued before the court on December 1, 1987.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 487 U.S. 552
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: Antonin Scalia

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.