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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE v. MICHAEL D. RAY et al. (1991)
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| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE v. MICHAEL D. RAY et al. |
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| Term: 1991 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 9, 1991 |
| Decided: December 16, 1991 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia |
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE v. MICHAEL D. RAY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 16, 1991. The case was argued before the court on October 9, 1991.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Privacy - Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations
- Petitioner: Department or Secretary of State
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 502 U.S. 164
- 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: 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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