UNITED STATES v. HOPKINS, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR (1976)

UNITED STATES v. HOPKINS, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR
	Term: 1975
Important Dates
	Argued: April 19, 1976
	Decided: June 24, 1976
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	Lewis Powell

UNITED STATES v. HOPKINS, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 24, 1976. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1976.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 427 U.S. 123
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.