FLORENCE DOLAN v. CITY OF TIGARD (1994)

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FLORENCE DOLAN v. CITY OF TIGARD
Term: 1993
Important Dates
Argued: March 23, 1994
Decided: June 24, 1994
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Harry BlackmunRuth Bader GinsburgDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens

FLORENCE DOLAN v. CITY OF TIGARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 24, 1994. The case was argued before the court on March 23, 1994.

In a 5-4 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 Oregon State Appellate Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Oregon
  • Citation: 512 U.S. 374
  • 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: William Rehnquist

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.

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