MINNESOTA v. CLOVER LEAF CREAMERY CO. et al. (1981)
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| MINNESOTA v. CLOVER LEAF CREAMERY CO. et al. |
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| Term: 1980 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 3, 1980 |
| Decided: January 21, 1981 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 7-1 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Lewis Powell |
| Dissenting |
| John Paul Stevens |
MINNESOTA v. CLOVER LEAF CREAMERY CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 21, 1981. The case was argued before the court on November 3, 1980.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: Minnesota
- Respondent type: Food, meat packing, or processing company, stockyard
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 449 U.S. 456
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan
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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