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CHRISTIANSON et al. v. COLT INDUSTRIES OPERATING CORP.

Term: 1987
Important Dates
Argued: April 18, 1988
Decided: June 17, 1988
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • John Paul Stevens

CHRISTIANSON et al. v. COLT INDUSTRIES OPERATING CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1988. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1988.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated 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 Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: Seller or vendor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Manufacturer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 486 U.S. 800
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: William Brennan

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 conservative.

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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