MASSACHUSETTS v. MORASH (1989)

MASSACHUSETTS v. MORASH
	Term: 1988
Important Dates
	Argued: February 21, 1989
	Decided: April 18, 1989
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

MASSACHUSETTS v. MORASH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1989. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 1989.

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 Massachusetts State Supreme Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (cf. union trust funds)
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Massachusetts
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 490 U.S. 107
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.