HEUBLEIN, INC. v. SOUTH CAROLINA TAX COMMISSION (1972) - Ballotpedia

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HEUBLEIN, INC. v. SOUTH CAROLINA TAX COMMISSION

Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: November 13, 1972
Decided: December 18, 1972
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun

HEUBLEIN, INC. v. SOUTH CAROLINA TAX COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 18, 1972. The case was argued before the court on November 13, 1972.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the South Carolina State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: Brewery, distillery
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: South Carolina
Citation: 409 U.S. 275
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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