HUNT-WESSON, INC. v. FRANCHISE TAX BOARD OF CALIFORNIA (2000)

HUNT-WESSON, INC. v. FRANCHISE TAX BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
	Term: 1999
Important Dates
	Argued: January 12, 2000
	Decided: February 22, 2000
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

HUNT-WESSON, INC. v. FRANCHISE TAX BOARD OF CALIFORNIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 2000. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 2000.

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 California State Appellate Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: California
Citation: 528 U.S. 458
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: Stephen Breyer

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.