DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES, INC. AND NICK LOMBARDI v. PAUL CASAROTTO ET UX. (1996)

DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES, INC. AND NICK LOMBARDI v. PAUL CASAROTTO ET UX.
	Term: 1995
Important Dates
	Argued: April 16, 1996
	Decided: May 20, 1996
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Clarence Thomas

DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES, INC. AND NICK LOMBARDI v. PAUL CASAROTTO ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1996. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1996.

In an 8-1 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 Montana State Trial 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: Franchiser
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Franchisee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 517 U.S. 681
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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.