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UNITED STATES v. ESTATE OF FRANCIS J. ROMANI et al. (1998)

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UNITED STATES v. ESTATE OF FRANCIS J. ROMANI et al. |
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Term: 1997 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 12, 1998 |
Decided: April 29, 1998 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
Antonin Scalia |
UNITED STATES v. ESTATE OF FRANCIS J. ROMANI et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1998. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1998.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 523 U.S. 517
- 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: John Paul Stevens
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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