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BOB REVES, et al. v. ERNST & YOUNG (1990)

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BOB REVES, et al. v. ERNST & YOUNG |
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Term: 1989 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 27, 1989 |
Decided: February 21, 1990 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall |
Concurring |
John Paul Stevens |
Dissenting |
Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White |
BOB REVES, et al. v. ERNST & YOUNG is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1990. The case was argued before the court on November 27, 1989.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Arkansas Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
- Petitioner: Investor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Professional organization, business, or person
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 494 U.S. 56
- 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: 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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