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WILLIAMS et al. v. VERMONT et al. (1985)

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WILLIAMS et al. v. VERMONT et al.
Term: 1984
Important Dates
Argued: March 19, 1985
Decided: June 4, 1985
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist

WILLIAMS et al. v. VERMONT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1985. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1985.

In a 5-3 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 Vermont State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Resident
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Vermont
  • Citation: 472 U.S. 14
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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