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O'CONNOR et ux. v. UNITED STATES (1986)

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O'CONNOR et ux. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1986
Important Dates
Argued: October 14, 1986
Decided: November 4, 1986
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensByron White

O'CONNOR et ux. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 4, 1986. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1986.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 479 U.S. 27
  • 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: Antonin Scalia

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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