METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. MASSACHUSETTS (1985) - Ballotpedia

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METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. MASSACHUSETTS

Term: 1984
Important Dates
Argued: February 26, 1985
Decided: June 3, 1985
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. MASSACHUSETTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 3, 1985. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1985.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. 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: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Massachusetts
Citation: 471 U.S. 724
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

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 conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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