GOLDEN STATE TRANSIT CORP. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES (1986)

GOLDEN STATE TRANSIT CORP. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: December 4, 1985
	Decided: April 1, 1986
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Rehnquist

GOLDEN STATE TRANSIT CORP. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 1, 1986. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1985.

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 California Central U.S. District 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: Bus or motorized passenger transportation vehicle
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: California
Citation: 475 U.S. 608
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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.