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UNITED STATES v. STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. (1984)

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UNITED STATES v. STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. |
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Term: 1983 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 2, 1983 |
Decided: January 10, 1984 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens |
Concurring |
Byron White |
UNITED STATES v. STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 10, 1984. The case was argued before the court on November 2, 1983.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee Middle U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: collateral estoppel or res judicata
- Petitioner: Environmental Protection Agency or Administrator
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Chemical company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 464 U.S. 165
- 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 Rehnquist
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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