CALIFORNIA RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS ASSN. v. MIDCAL ALUMINUM, INC., et al. (1980) - Ballotpedia

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CALIFORNIA RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS ASSN. v. MIDCAL ALUMINUM, INC., et al.

Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: January 16, 1980
Decided: March 3, 1980
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

CALIFORNIA RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS ASSN. v. MIDCAL ALUMINUM, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1980. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1980.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Appellate Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
Petitioner: Establishment serving liquor by the glass, or package liquor store
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Distributor, importer, or exporter of alcoholic beverages
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 445 U.S. 97
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: Lewis Powell

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

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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