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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION v. WEINTRAUB et al. (1985)

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION v. WEINTRAUB et al. |
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Term: 1984 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 19, 1985 |
Decided: April 29, 1985 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION v. WEINTRAUB et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1985. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1985.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
- Petitioner: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 471 U.S. 343
- 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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