Donovan v. Richland County Association for Retarded Citizens
454 U.S. 389 · Decided January 11, 1982 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Donovan v. Richland County Association for Retarded Citizens was decided on January 11, 1982 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Fair Labor Standards Act” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 454 U.S. 389 · 102 S. Ct. 713 · 70 L. Ed. 2d 570 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 58
- Docket number
- 81-255
- Decided
- January 11, 1982
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Disposition
- Vacated
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1252
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Donovan, Secretary of Labor, et al. v. Richland County Association for Retarded Citizens
SCDB identifiers: case 1981-022, docket 1981-022-01.
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