SUSAN JINKS v. RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA (2003)

SUSAN JINKS v. RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
	Term: 2002
Important Dates
	Argued: March 5, 2003
	Decided: April 22, 2003
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	David Souter

SUSAN JINKS v. RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 2003. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 2003.

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 South Carolina State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Respondent state: South Carolina
Citation: 538 U.S. 456
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.