Roy Heck v. James Humphrey

512 U.S. 477 · Decided June 24, 1994 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Roy Heck v. James Humphrey was decided on June 24, 1994 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability under civil rights acts” in the Civil Rights area.

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Roy Heck v. James Humphrey et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1993-084, docket 1993-084-01.

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