WEBB v. WEBB (1981)

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WEBB v. WEBB
Term: 1980
Important Dates
Argued: March 23, 1981
Decided: May 18, 1981
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
William BrennanLewis Powell
Dissenting
Thurgood Marshall

WEBB v. WEBB is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1981. The case was argued before the court on March 23, 1981.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Georgia State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: Mother
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Father
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 451 U.S. 493
  • 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: Byron White

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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