WESTFALL et al. v. ERWIN ET UX. (1988)

WESTFALL et al. v. ERWIN ET UX.
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: November 2, 1987
	Decided: January 13, 1988
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

WESTFALL et al. v. ERWIN ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 13, 1988. The case was argued before the court on November 2, 1987.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Northern U.S. District Court.

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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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 484 U.S. 292
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: 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.