WEST v. ATKINS (1988)
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| WEST v. ATKINS |
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| Term: 1987 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 28, 1988 |
| Decided: June 20, 1988 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Antonin Scalia |
WEST v. ATKINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1988. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 1988.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the North Carolina Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
- Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 487 U.S. 42
- 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: Harry Blackmun
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.
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