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GENERAL ATOMIC CO. v. FELTER, JUDGE, et al. (1977)

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GENERAL ATOMIC CO. v. FELTER, JUDGE, et al.
Term: 1977
Important Dates
Decided: October 31, 1977
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • William Rehnquist

GENERAL ATOMIC CO. v. FELTER, JUDGE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 31, 1977.

In a 7-2 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 New Mexico State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Seller or vendor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 434 U.S. 12
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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