Kingsley v. Hendrickson

576 U.S. 389 · Decided June 22, 2015 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Kingsley v. Hendrickson was decided on June 22, 2015 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability under civil rights acts” in the Civil Rights area.

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Kingsley v. Hendrickson

SCDB identifiers: case 2014-068, docket 2014-068-01.

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