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UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON/CENTER ARMS COMPANY

Term: 1991
Important Dates
Argued: January 13, 1992
Decided: June 8, 1992
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Judgment of the court
David Souter
Majority
Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist
Concurring
Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON/CENTER ARMS COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1992. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1992.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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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: 504 U.S. 505
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment 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 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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