FLORENCE DOLAN v. CITY OF TIGARD (1994)
FLORENCE DOLAN v. CITY OF TIGARD |
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Term: 1993 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 23, 1994 |
Decided: June 24, 1994 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
Harry Blackmun • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John 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.
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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