Jo Anne B. Barnhart v. Cleveland B. Walton

535 U.S. 212 · Decided March 27, 2002 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Jo Anne B. Barnhart v. Cleveland B. Walton was decided on March 27, 2002 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Rights of handicapped persons” in the Civil Rights area.

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Full case caption

Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Cleveland B. Walton

SCDB identifiers: case 2001-035, docket 2001-035-01.

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