UNITED STATES v. R. ENTERPRISES, INC., et al. (1991)

UNITED STATES v. R. ENTERPRISES, INC., et al.
	Term: 1990
Important Dates
	Argued: October 29, 1990
	Decided: January 22, 1991
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

UNITED STATES v. R. ENTERPRISES, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 1991. The case was argued before the court on October 29, 1990.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bookstore, newsstand, printer, bindery, purveyor or distributor of books or magazines
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 498 U.S. 292
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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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.