WELCH v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, et al. (1987)

WELCH v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, et al.
	Term: 1986
Important Dates
	Argued: March 4, 1987
	Decided: June 25, 1987
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-4
Judgment of the court
	Lewis Powell
Majority
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist
Concurring
	Antonin Scalia • Byron White
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

WELCH v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1987. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1987.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1980s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Rehnquist Court, click here.

^[1]

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: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Texas
Respondent type: State department or agency
Respondent state: Texas
Citation: 483 U.S. 468
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment 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 liberal.