Cty. of Los Angeles v. Mendez

137 S. Ct. 1539 · Decided May 30, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Cty. of Los Angeles v. Mendez was decided on May 30, 2017 unanimously (8–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability under civil rights acts” in the Civil Rights area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.

Full case caption

Cty. of Los Angeles v. Mendez

SCDB identifiers: case 2016-055, docket 2016-055-01.

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