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SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, et al. v. ALABAMA et al. (1999)

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SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, et al. v. ALABAMA et al.
Term: 1998
Important Dates
Argued: January 19, 1999
Decided: March 23, 1999
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Concurring
Sandra Day O'ConnorClarence Thomas

SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, et al. v. ALABAMA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 1999. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1999.

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 Alabama State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Telephone, telecommunications, or telegraph company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Alabama
  • Citation: 526 U.S. 160
  • 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: Stephen Breyer

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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