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UNITED STATES v. RODGERS et al. (1983)

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UNITED STATES v. RODGERS et al. |
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Term: 1982 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 6, 1982 |
Decided: May 31, 1983 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens |
UNITED STATES v. RODGERS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1983. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1982.
In a 5-4 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 Texas Northern U.S. District 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: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 461 U.S. 677
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan
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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