Sandra Gardebring, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services v. Kathryn Jenkins
Decided April 19, 1988. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 86-978 · 485 U.S. 415 (1988) · Cited 241 times
Holding
The federal notice regulation was not violated by the Department.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 3
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Lukhard v. Reed · 481 U.S. 368 (1987)
- City of Oklahoma v. Tuttle · 471 U.S. 808 (1985)
- General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
- Bowen v. American Hospital Assn. · 476 U.S. 610 (1986)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Thomas Jefferson University v. Shalala · 512 U.S. 504 (1994)
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