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WYOMING v. UNITED STATES et al. (1989)

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WYOMING v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1988
Important Dates
Argued: April 25, 1989
Decided: June 26, 1989
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-4
Equally divided vote
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanAnthony KennedyThurgood MarshallWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensByron White

WYOMING v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1989. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1989.

In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: -
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Wyoming
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 492 U.S. 406
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 unspecifiable.

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