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REEVES, INC. v. STAKE et al. (1980)
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| REEVES, INC. v. STAKE et al. |
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| Term: 1979 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 16, 1980 |
| Decided: June 19, 1980 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
REEVES, INC. v. STAKE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1980. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1980.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the South Dakota U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
- Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
- Respondent state: South Dakota
- Citation: 447 U.S. 429
- 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: 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 conservative.
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