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Date Decision
March 29, 2011
Date Argument
October 06, 2010
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
131 S. Ct. 1350 2011 U.S. LEXIS 2594
179 L. Ed. 2d 417
Docket
09-571
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner
governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
California
Respondent
person convicted of crime
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)
CIVIL RIGHTS
Liability, Civil Rights Acts (cf. Liability, Governmental And Liability, Nongovernmental; Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Non-death Penalty)
FEDERAL STATUTE
Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 U.S.C. § 1983)
Vote Coalition
5 - 4
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Kennedy
Thomas
Roberts
regular concurrence
Scalia
Alito
dissent
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Kagan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Discovery And Inspection (in The Context Of Criminal Litigation Only, Otherwise Freedom Of Information Act And Related Federal Or State Statutes Or Regulations)
FEDERAL STATUTE
Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 U.S.C. § 1983)