UNITED STATES v. HOHRI et al. (1987)

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UNITED STATES v. HOHRI et al.
Term: 1986
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1987
Decided: June 1, 1987
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun

UNITED STATES v. HOHRI et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1987. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1987.

In an 8-0 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 District Of Columbia 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: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 482 U.S. 64
  • 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: Lewis Powell

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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