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ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS CO. v. HALL et al. (1981)

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ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS CO. v. HALL et al. |
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Term: 1980 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 20, 1981 |
Decided: July 2, 1981 |
Outcome |
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
Vote |
5-3 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens |
ARKANSAS LOUISIANA GAS CO. v. HALL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on July 2, 1981. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1981.
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 Louisiana State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Seller or vendor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 453 U.S. 571
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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