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UNITED STATES v. ERIKA, INC. (1982)

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UNITED STATES v. ERIKA, INC. |
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Term: 1981 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 1, 1982 |
Decided: April 20, 1982 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
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. ERIKA, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1982. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1982.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of the Court of Claims
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Medical supply or manufacturing co.
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 456 U.S. 201
- 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: Lewis Powell
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 conservative.
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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