CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES v. BROWN (2008)

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES v. BROWN
	Term: 2007
Important Dates
	Argued: March 19, 2008
	Decided: June 19, 2008
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES v. BROWN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 2008. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 2008.

In a 7-2 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 California Central U.S. District 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: Public interest organization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: California
Citation: 554 U.S. 60
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens

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.