WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. IRENE BLUMER (2002)

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. IRENE BLUMER
	Term: 2001
Important Dates
	Argued: December 3, 2001
	Decided: February 20, 2002
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • David Souter • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES v. IRENE BLUMER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 2002. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 2001.

In a 6-3 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 Wisconsin State Trial 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: State department or agency
Petitioner state: Wisconsin
Respondent type: medical or Medicaid claimant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 534 U.S. 473
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.