HENRY HARPER, et al. v. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION (1993)

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HENRY HARPER, et al. v. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION |
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Term: 1992 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 2, 1992 |
Decided: June 18, 1993 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist |
HENRY HARPER, et al. v. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1993. The case was argued before the court on December 2, 1992.
In a 7-2 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 Virginia State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: intergovernmental tax immunity
- Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
- Petitioner state: Virginia
- Respondent type: State department or agency
- Respondent state: Virginia
- Citation: 509 U.S. 86
- 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: Clarence Thomas
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.
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