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UNITED STATES v. LORI RABIN WILLIAMS

Term: 1994
Important Dates
Argued: February 22, 1995
Decided: April 25, 1995
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Sandra Day O'Connor • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Clarence Thomas

UNITED STATES v. LORI RABIN WILLIAMS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 1995. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 1995.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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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: 514 U.S. 527
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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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