WALLIS v. PAN AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORP. et al. (1966)

WALLIS v. PAN AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORP. et al.
	Term: 1965
Important Dates
	Argued: February 23, 1966
	Decided: April 25, 1966
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	Hugo Black

WALLIS v. PAN AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 1966. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 1966.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 384 U.S. 63
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

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.