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MURPHY BROTHERS, INC. v. MICHETTI PIPE STRINGING, INC. (1999)

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MURPHY BROTHERS, INC. v. MICHETTI PIPE STRINGING, INC.
Term: 1998
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 1999
Decided: April 5, 1999
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William RehnquistAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

MURPHY BROTHERS, INC. v. MICHETTI PIPE STRINGING, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 5, 1999. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1999.

In a 6-3 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 Alabama Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: foreign (non-American) nongovernmental entity
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 526 U.S. 344
  • 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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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