Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
1984 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman, 465 U.S. 89 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that the Eleventh Amendment prohibits a federal court from ordering state officials to obey state law.[1]
Not to be confused with Pennhurst State Sch. & Hosp. v. Halderman, 451 U.S. 1 (1981).
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Quick Facts Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman, Argued February 22, 1983Reargued October 3, 1983 Decided January 23, 1984 ...
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Argued February 22, 1983 Reargued October 3, 1983 Decided January 23, 1984 | |
Full case name | Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman |
Docket no. | 81-2101 |
Citations | 465 U.S. 89 (more) 104 S. Ct. 900; 79 L. Ed. 2d 67 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Reargument | Reargument |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Powell, joined by Burger, White, Rehnquist, O'Connor |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun |
Dissent | Brennan |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XI; Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1975 |
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