MANSELL v. MANSELL (1989)

MANSELL v. MANSELL
	Term: 1988
Important Dates
	Argued: January 10, 1989
	Decided: May 30, 1989
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor

MANSELL v. MANSELL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 30, 1989. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1989.

In a 7-2 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 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: Husband, or ex-husband
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Wife, or ex-wife
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 490 U.S. 581
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
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.