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UNITED STATES v. JOHN O. IRVINE AND FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (1994)

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UNITED STATES v. JOHN O. IRVINE AND FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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Term: 1993 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 6, 1993 |
Decided: April 20, 1994 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
Antonin Scalia |
UNITED STATES v. JOHN O. IRVINE AND FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1994. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1993.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 511 U.S. 224
- 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: David Souter
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.
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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