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UNITED STATES v. ENERGY RESOURCES CO., INC., et al. (1990)

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UNITED STATES v. ENERGY RESOURCES CO., INC., et al.
Term: 1989
Important Dates
Argued: March 19, 1990
Decided: May 29, 1990
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
William BrennanAnthony KennedyThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensByron White
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun

UNITED STATES v. ENERGY RESOURCES CO., INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1990. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1990.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Rhode Island U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 495 U.S. 545
  • 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: Byron White

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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