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CORNELIUS P. YOUNG, ET UX. v. UNITED STATES (2002)

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CORNELIUS P. YOUNG, ET UX. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2001
Important Dates
Argued: January 9, 2002
Decided: March 4, 2002
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

CORNELIUS P. YOUNG, ET UX. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 2002. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 2002.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Hampshire 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: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 535 U.S. 43
  • 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: Antonin Scalia

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.

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