Office of Personnel Management v. Charles Richmond
496 U.S. 414 · Decided June 11, 1990 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Office of Personnel Management v. Charles Richmond was decided on June 11, 1990 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy 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
- 496 U.S. 414 · 110 S. Ct. 2465 · 110 L. Ed. 2d 387 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3004
- Docket number
- 88-1943
- Decided
- June 11, 1990
- Argued
- February 21, 1990
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Governmental liability
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 7 (appropriations clause)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Concurrence | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Office of Personnel Management v. Charles Richmond
SCDB identifiers: case 1989-108, docket 1989-108-01.
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