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UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al. (1983)

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UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al. |
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Term: 1982 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 1, 1983 |
Decided: June 27, 1983 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist |
UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1983. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1983.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. 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: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 463 U.S. 206
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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