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

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O'CONNOR et ux. v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1986 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 14, 1986 |
Decided: November 4, 1986 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
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