PINTER et al. v. DAHL et al. (1988)

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PINTER et al. v. DAHL et al.
Term: 1987
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1987
Decided: June 15, 1988
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-1
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White
Dissenting
John Paul Stevens

PINTER et al. v. DAHL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1988. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1987.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
  • Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Investor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 486 U.S. 622
  • 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: Harry Blackmun

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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