PERRY et al. v. THOMAS (1987)

PERRY et al. v. THOMAS
	Term: 1986
Important Dates
	Argued: April 28, 1987
	Decided: June 15, 1987
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens

PERRY et al. v. THOMAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1987. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1987.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 482 U.S. 483
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

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.