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HARRY P. BEGIER, JR., ETC. v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (1990)

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HARRY P. BEGIER, JR., ETC. v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE |
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Term: 1989 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 27, 1990 |
Decided: June 4, 1990 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
Concurring |
Antonin Scalia |
HARRY P. BEGIER, JR., ETC. v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1990. The case was argued before the court on March 27, 1990.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
- Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 496 U.S. 53
- 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: 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.
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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