Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc. v. G. Michael Dobson
513 U.S. 265 · Decided January 18, 1995 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc. v. G. Michael Dobson was decided on January 18, 1995 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 513 U.S. 265 · 115 S. Ct. 834 · 130 L. Ed. 2d 753 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 689
- Docket number
- 93-1001
- Decided
- January 18, 1995
- Argued
- October 4, 1994
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 9 U.S.C. § 1
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc., and Terminix International Company v. G. Michael Dobson et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1994-017, docket 1994-017-01.
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