Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman

Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
Argued February 22, 1983
Reargued October 3, 1983
Decided January 23, 1984
Full case namePennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
Docket no.81-2101
Citations465 U.S. 89 (more)
104 S. Ct. 900; 79 L. Ed. 2d 67
ArgumentOral argument
ReargumentReargument
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
MajorityPowell, joined by Burger, White, Rehnquist, O'Connor
DissentStevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun
DissentBrennan
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XI; Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1975

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.