Weinberger v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/peace Education Project
454 U.S. 139 · Decided December 1, 1981 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Weinberger v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/peace Education Project was decided on December 1, 1981 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Freedom of Information Act and related laws” in the Privacy area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 454 U.S. 139 · 102 S. Ct. 197 · 70 L. Ed. 2d 298 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 45
- Docket number
- 80-1377
- Decided
- December 1, 1981
- Argued
- October 13, 1981
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- William H. Rehnquist
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Freedom of Information Act and related laws
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Legal provision
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/peace Education Project et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1981-009, docket 1981-009-01.
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