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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.
Term: 1997
Important Dates
Argued: October 7, 1997
Decided: November 4, 1997
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence 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.

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