PHILKO AVIATION, INC. v. SHACKET ET UX. (1983)

PHILKO AVIATION, INC. v. SHACKET ET UX.
	Term: 1982
Important Dates
	Argued: April 20, 1983
	Decided: June 15, 1983
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
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

PHILKO AVIATION, INC. v. SHACKET ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1983. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1983.

In a 9-0 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District 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: Buyer, purchaser
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 462 U.S. 406
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.