OHIO v. KOVACS, DBA B & W ENTERPRISES et al. (1985)

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OHIO v. KOVACS, DBA B & W ENTERPRISES et al.
Term: 1984
Important Dates
Argued: October 10, 1984
Decided: January 9, 1985
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
Sandra Day O'Connor

OHIO v. KOVACS, DBA B & W ENTERPRISES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 1985. The case was argued before the court on October 10, 1984.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 469 U.S. 274
  • 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: Byron White

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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