RIDGWAY et al. v. RIDGWAY et al. (1981) - Ballotpedia

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RIDGWAY et al. v. RIDGWAY et al.

Term: 1981
Important Dates
Argued: October 7, 1981
Decided: November 10, 1981
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Dissenting
Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens

RIDGWAY et al. v. RIDGWAY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 10, 1981. The case was argued before the court on October 7, 1981.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maine 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: Wife, or ex-wife
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Child, children, including adopted or illegitimate
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 454 U.S. 46
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 liberal.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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