TOM SWINT, et al. v. CHAMBERS COUNTY COMMISSION, et al. (1995)

TOM SWINT, et al. v. CHAMBERS COUNTY COMMISSION, et al.
	Term: 1994
Important Dates
	Argued: January 10, 1995
	Decided: March 1, 1995
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

TOM SWINT, et al. v. CHAMBERS COUNTY COMMISSION, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1995. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1995.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Alabama Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Respondent state: Alabama
Citation: 514 U.S. 35
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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.