INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY v. PERRY MCCLENDON (1990)

INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY v. PERRY MCCLENDON
	Term: 1990
Important Dates
	Argued: October 9, 1990
	Decided: December 3, 1990
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY v. PERRY MCCLENDON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 3, 1990. The case was argued before the court on October 9, 1990.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 498 U.S. 133
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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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.