WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR., CO. (1992) - Ballotpedia

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WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR., CO.

Term: 1991
Important Dates
Argued: January 22, 1992
Decided: June 19, 1992
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • Byron White
Concurring
Sandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE v. WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR., CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1992. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1992.

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: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: State department or agency
Petitioner state: Wisconsin
Respondent type: Manufacturer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 505 U.S. 214
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: Antonin Scalia

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

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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