HEALY et al. v. THE BEER INSTITUTE et al. (1989)

HEALY et al. v. THE BEER INSTITUTE et al.
	Term: 1988
Important Dates
	Argued: March 28, 1989
	Decided: June 19, 1989
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Concurring
	Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens

HEALY et al. v. THE BEER INSTITUTE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1989. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 1989.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Connecticut
Respondent type: Distributor, importer, or exporter of alcoholic beverages
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 491 U.S. 324
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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.