Florence County School Dist. Four v. Carter

Florence County School Dist. Four v. Carter
Argued October 6, 1993
Decided November 9, 1993
Full case nameFlorence County School District Four et al. v. Carter, a Minor, By and Through Her Father and Next Friend, Carter
Docket no.91–1523
Citations510 U.S. 7 (more)
114 S. Ct. 361; 126 L. Ed. 2d 284
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
Prior950 F.2d 156 (4th Cir. 1991); cert. granted, 507 U.S. 907 (1993).
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Case opinion
MajorityO'Connor, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Florence County School Dist. Four v. Carter, 510 U.S. 7 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that, in certain circumstances, a court may order that parents be reimbursed for unilaterally withdrawing disabled children from schools that do not comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.