HUFFMAN et al. v. WESTERN NUCLEAR, INC., et al. (1988)

HUFFMAN et al. v. WESTERN NUCLEAR, INC., et al.
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: April 27, 1988
	Decided: June 15, 1988
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

HUFFMAN et al. v. WESTERN NUCLEAR, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1988. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1988.

In a 9-0 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 Colorado U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal and some few state regulation of public utilities regulation: nuclear power
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Energy
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 486 U.S. 663
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 liberal.