WHITE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY et al. (1982)

WHITE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: November 30, 1981
	Decided: March 2, 1982
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun

WHITE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1982. The case was argued before the court on November 30, 1981.

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 New Hampshire U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State department or agency
Respondent state: New Hampshire
Citation: 455 U.S. 445
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: 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.