EDGAR v. MITE CORP. et al. (1982)

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EDGAR v. MITE CORP. et al.
Term: 1981
Important Dates
Argued: November 30, 1981
Decided: June 23, 1982
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Byron White
Concurring
Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist

EDGAR v. MITE CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 1982. The case was argued before the court on November 30, 1981.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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 - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Illinois
  • Respondent type: Tender offer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 457 U.S. 624
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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