ROCKFORD LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE et al. (1987) - Ballotpedia

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ROCKFORD LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE et al.

Term: 1986
Important Dates
Argued: March 31, 1987
Decided: June 8, 1987
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

ROCKFORD LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1987. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1987.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: Illinois
Respondent type: State department or agency
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 482 U.S. 182
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: John Paul Stevens

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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