AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. v. MYRON WOLENS et al. (1995)

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. v. MYRON WOLENS et al.
	Term: 1994
Important Dates
	Argued: November 1, 1994
	Decided: January 18, 1995
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	5-3
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • David Souter
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. v. MYRON WOLENS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1995. The case was argued before the court on November 1, 1994.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Airline
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Consumer, consumer organization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 513 U.S. 219
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.