UNITED STATES v. ARTHUR YOUNG & CO. et al. (1984)

UNITED STATES v. ARTHUR YOUNG & CO. et al.
	Term: 1983
Important Dates
	Argued: January 16, 1984
	Decided: March 21, 1984
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

UNITED STATES v. ARTHUR YOUNG & CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1984. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1984.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Professional organization, business, or person
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 465 U.S. 805
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

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.