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NORTHERN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO. v. MARATHON PIPE LINE CO. et al. (1982)

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NORTHERN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO. v. MARATHON PIPE LINE CO. et al.
Term: 1981
Important Dates
Argued: April 27, 1982
Decided: June 28, 1982
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Judgment of the court
William Brennan
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist
Dissenting
Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • Byron White

NORTHERN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO. v. MARATHON PIPE LINE CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 28, 1982. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1982.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Pipe line company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 458 U.S. 50
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Judgment 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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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