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NATIONAL MUFFLER DEALERS ASSN., INC. v. UNITED STATES (1979)

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NATIONAL MUFFLER DEALERS ASSN., INC. v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1978 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 27, 1978 |
Decided: March 20, 1979 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart |
NATIONAL MUFFLER DEALERS ASSN., INC. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1979. The case was argued before the court on November 27, 1978.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: Franchisee
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 440 U.S. 472
- 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: 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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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