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UNITED STATES v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (1996)

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UNITED STATES v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
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Term: 1995 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 18, 1996 |
Decided: June 10, 1996 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-2 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy |
UNITED STATES v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1996. The case was argued before the court on March 18, 1996.
In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 517 U.S. 843
- 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: Clarence Thomas
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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