Virgil D. 'gus' Reichle, Jr. v. Steven Howards

566 U.S. 658 · Decided June 4, 2012 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Virgil D. 'gus' Reichle, Jr. v. Steven Howards was decided on June 4, 2012 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Clarence Thomas 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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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Elena Kagan.

Full case caption

Virgil D. 'gus' Reichle, Jr., et Al., Petitioners v. Steven Howards

SCDB identifiers: case 2011-061, docket 2011-061-01.

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