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STATE TAX COMMISSION OF UTAH v. PACIFIC STATES CAST IRON PIPE CO. (1963)

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STATE TAX COMMISSION OF UTAH v. PACIFIC STATES CAST IRON PIPE CO.
Term: 1962
Important Dates
Argued: March 20, 1963
Decided: April 1, 1963
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

STATE TAX COMMISSION OF UTAH v. PACIFIC STATES CAST IRON PIPE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 1, 1963. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1963.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Petitioner state: Utah
  • Respondent type: Manufacturer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 372 U.S. 605
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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