O'Bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center
447 U.S. 773 · Decided June 23, 1980 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
O'Bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center was decided on June 23, 1980 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 447 U.S. 773 · 100 S. Ct. 2467 · 65 L. Ed. 2d 506 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 17
- Docket number
- 78-1318
- Decided
- June 23, 1980
- Argued
- November 6, 1979
- 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
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- John Paul Stevens
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, hearing or notice
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fifth Amendment (due process)
- 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Thurgood Marshall.
Full case caption
O'Bannon, Secretary of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania v. Town Court Nursing Center et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1979-135, docket 1979-135-01.
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