Thompson v. Clark

142 S. Ct. 1332 · Decided April 4, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Thompson v. Clark was decided on April 4, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh 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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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-659

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Thompson v. Clark

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-007, docket 2021-007-01.

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