Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court 1
502 U.S. 367 (1992)
RUFO, SHERIFF OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, et al.
v.
INMATES OF SUFFOLK COUNTY JAIL et al.
No. 90-954.
United States Supreme Court.
Argued October 9, 1991.
Decided January 15, 1992.[*]
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
2Opinion of the Court · WhiteWhite, J.
J., and Scalia, Kennedy, and Souter, JJ., joined. O'Connor, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, post, p. 393. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Blackmun, J., joined, post, p. 399. Thomas, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the cases.
Chester A. Janiak argued the cause for petitioners in No.…
Also in this document: Opinion of the Court · White; Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.
3Cases cited37 opinions
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