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OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. JEFFERSON LINES, INC. (1995)

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OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. JEFFERSON LINES, INC.
Term: 1994
Important Dates
Argued: November 28, 1994
Decided: April 3, 1995
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen Breyer • Sandra Day O'Connor

OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION v. JEFFERSON LINES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 3, 1995. The case was argued before the court on November 28, 1994.

In a 7-2 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 Minnesota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Petitioner state: Oklahoma
  • Respondent type: Bus or motorized passenger transportation vehicle
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 514 U.S. 175
  • 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: David Souter

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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