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HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. v. GRANT T. NORRIS (1994)

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HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. v. GRANT T. NORRIS
Term: 1993
Important Dates
Argued: April 28, 1994
Decided: June 20, 1994
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. v. GRANT T. NORRIS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1994. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1994.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Hawaii State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Airline
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 512 U.S. 246
  • 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 conservative.

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