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UNITED STATES v. R. L. C. (1992)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. R. L. C.
Term: 1991
Important Dates
Argued: December 10, 1991
Decided: March 24, 1992
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor

UNITED STATES v. R. L. C. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1992. The case was argued before the court on December 10, 1991.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1990s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Rehnquist Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Juveniles (cf. rights of illegitimates)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Juvenile
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 503 U.S. 291
  • 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: David Souter

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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