GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES (1990)

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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1989 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 21, 1990 |
Decided: June 14, 1990 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1990. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 1990.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Natural resources - environmental protection (cf. national supremacy: natural resources, national supremacy: pollution)
- Petitioner: Auto manufacturer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 496 U.S. 530
- 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: Harry Blackmun
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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