Case Name: Richards et al. v. Jefferson County, Alabama, et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1996-03-15
Citations: 516 U.S. 1167
Docket Number: No. 95-386
Parties: Richards et al. v. Jefferson County, Alabama, et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 516
Pages: 1167–1168

Head Matter:
March 15, 1996
No. 95-386.
Richards et al. v. Jefferson County, Alabama, et al.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. Ala. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 988.] Writ of certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted to the extent that it includes the question whether the occupational tax challenged by petitioners violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. The parties are directed to address at oral argument only the remaining question: Whether the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution prohibits the application of res judicata in this case.