Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

H. K. Porter Co. v. Metropolitan Dade County

489 U.S. 1062

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1989-03-06
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • statutes requiring children to attend school and giving school employees authority to control students’ behavior contribute to creation of special relationship between school and students
  • Act “reflects the state’s broad policy ‘to encourage more complete reporting of suspected child abuse and ... to provide protection for children from further abuse’ ”
  • reliance on societal discrimination failed to provide “firm basis” for state’s remedial plan

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed H. K. Porter Co. v. Metropolitan Dade County. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co., 488 U. S. 469 (1989).

Justice Brennan, Justice Marshall, Justice Blackmun, and Justice Stevens would deny certiorari.