RICHARDSON, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE v. PERALES (1971)

RICHARDSON, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE v. PERALES
	Term: 1970
Important Dates
	Argued: January 13, 1971
	Decided: May 3, 1971
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas

RICHARDSON, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE v. PERALES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 1971. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1971.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Sufficiency of evidence: typically in the context of a jury's determination of compensation for injury or death
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Disabled person or disability benefit claimant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 402 U.S. 389
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: Harry Blackmun

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 conservative.