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MASSACHUSETTS v. WESTCOTT (1977)
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| MASSACHUSETTS v. WESTCOTT |
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| Term: 1976 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 17, 1977 |
| Decided: May 23, 1977 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| William Rehnquist |
MASSACHUSETTS v. WESTCOTT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1977. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1977.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated 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 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: State
- Petitioner state: Massachusetts
- Respondent type: Nonresident
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 431 U.S. 322
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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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