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PRUNEYARD SHOPPING CENTER et al. v. ROBINS et al. (1980)

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PRUNEYARD SHOPPING CENTER et al. v. ROBINS et al.
Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: March 18, 1980
Decided: June 9, 1980
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter Stewart
Concurring
Harry BlackmunThurgood MarshallLewis PowellByron White

PRUNEYARD SHOPPING CENTER et al. v. ROBINS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1980. The case was argued before the court on March 18, 1980.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Shopping center, mall
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Protester, demonstrator, picketer or pamphleteer (non-employment related), or non-indigent loiterer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 447 U.S. 74
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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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