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EXXON CORP. v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF WISCONSIN (1980)

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EXXON CORP. v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF WISCONSIN
Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: March 18, 1980
Decided: June 10, 1980
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

EXXON CORP. v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OF WISCONSIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1980. The case was argued before the court on March 18, 1980.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State department or agency
  • Respondent state: Wisconsin
  • Citation: 447 U.S. 207
  • 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: 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.

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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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