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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA v. SHEEHAN LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	May 18, 2014
Date Argument	March 23, 2015
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	2015 U.S. LEXIS 3200
Docket	13-1412

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	city, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit California
Respondent	physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Handicapped, Rights Of: Under Rehabilitation, Americans With Disabilities Act, And Related Statutes FEDERAL STATUTE Americans with Disabilities Act
Vote Coalition	8 - 0
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Roberts Alito Sotomayor regular concurrence Scalia Kagan justice did not participate Breyer
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CIVIL RIGHTS Liability, Civil Rights Acts (cf. Liability, Governmental And Liability, Nongovernmental; Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Non-death Penalty) FEDERAL STATUTE Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (42 U.S.C. § 1983)
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Kennedy Thomas Ginsburg Roberts Alito Sotomayor dissent Scalia Kagan justice did not participate Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2014-059-01

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