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KEY TRONIC CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES et al. (1994)

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KEY TRONIC CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1993
Important Dates
Argued: March 29, 1994
Decided: June 6, 1994
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Ruth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Harry BlackmunAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

KEY TRONIC CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 6, 1994. The case was argued before the court on March 29, 1994.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Washington U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Natural resources - environmental protection (cf. national supremacy: natural resources, national supremacy: pollution)
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 511 U.S. 809
  • 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: John Paul Stevens

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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