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STATE OIL COMPANY v. BARKAT U. KHAN AND KHAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. (1997)

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STATE OIL COMPANY v. BARKAT U. KHAN AND KHAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. |
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Term: 1997 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 7, 1997 |
Decided: November 4, 1997 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
STATE OIL COMPANY v. BARKAT U. KHAN AND KHAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 4, 1997. The case was argued before the court on October 7, 1997.
In a 9-0 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
- Petitioner: Distributor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Retail business or outlet
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 522 U.S. 3
- 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: Sandra Day O'Connor
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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