Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill
470 U.S. 532 · Decided March 19, 1985 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill was decided on March 19, 1985 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing for government employees” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 470 U.S. 532 · 105 S. Ct. 1487 · 84 L. Ed. 2d 494 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 68
- Docket number
- 83-1362
- Decided
- March 19, 1985
- Argued
- December 3, 1984
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, hearing for government employees
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1984-049, docket 1984-049-01.
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