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SCHWEIKER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. HOGAN et al. (1982)

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SCHWEIKER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. HOGAN et al.
Term: 1981
Important Dates
Argued: March 24, 1982
Decided: June 21, 1982
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White

SCHWEIKER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES v. HOGAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 1982. The case was argued before the court on March 24, 1982.

In a 9-0 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 Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - poverty law, constitutional
  • Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Health and Human Services
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: medical or Medicaid claimant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 457 U.S. 569
  • 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: John Paul Stevens

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.

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