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DIEDRICH et al. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (1982)

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DIEDRICH et al. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE |
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Term: 1981 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 24, 1982 |
Decided: June 15, 1982 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-1 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Rehnquist |
DIEDRICH et al. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1982. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1982.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Tax Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
- Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 457 U.S. 191
- 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: Warren Burger
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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