Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
440 U.S. 391 · Decided March 5, 1979 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was decided on March 5, 1979 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part and reversed or vacated it in part. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental liability” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 440 U.S. 391 · 99 S. Ct. 1171 · 59 L. Ed. 2d 401 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 68
- Docket number
- 77-1327
- Decided
- March 5, 1979
- Argued
- December 4, 1978
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- John Paul Stevens
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Governmental liability
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Eleventh Amendment
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Lake Country Estates, Inc., et al. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1978-053, docket 1978-053-01.
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