SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA et al. v. FRIEDMAN (1988)

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SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA et al. v. FRIEDMAN |
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Term: 1987 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 21, 1988 |
Decided: June 20, 1988 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia |
SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA et al. v. FRIEDMAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1988. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 1988.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Residency requirements: durational, plus discrimination against nonresidents
- Petitioner: state or U.S. supreme court
- Petitioner state: Virginia
- Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 487 U.S. 59
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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