Venegas v. Mitchell
495 U.S. 82 · Decided April 18, 1990 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Venegas v. Mitchell was decided on April 18, 1990 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Attorneys' and officials' fees, compensation, or licenses” in the Attorneys area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 495 U.S. 82 · 110 S. Ct. 1679 · 109 L. Ed. 2d 74 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2034
- Docket number
- 88-1725
- Decided
- April 18, 1990
- Argued
- February 21, 1990
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Attorneys
- Legal provision
- Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority |
Full case caption
Venegas v. Mitchell
SCDB identifiers: case 1989-066, docket 1989-066-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Attorneys' and officials' fees, compensation, or licenses”
- United States Department of Labor v. Triplett
- Commissioner v. Marie Lucie Jean
- In re Berger
- Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. Zipes
- Missouri v. Jenkins
- Sullivan v. Hudson
Same Term, same area (Attorneys)
- United States Department of Labor v. Triplett
- Gary E. Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
- Commissioner v. Marie Lucie Jean
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error