Aloha Airlines, Inc. v. Director of Taxation of Hawaii
464 U.S. 7 · Decided November 1, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Aloha Airlines, Inc. v. Director of Taxation of Hawaii was decided on November 1, 1983 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Thurgood Marshall 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
- 464 U.S. 7 · 104 S. Ct. 291 · 78 L. Ed. 2d 10 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 116
- Docket number
- 82-585
- Decided
- November 1, 1983
- Argued
- October 4, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 49 U.S.C. § 1513
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Aloha Airlines, Inc. v. Director of Taxation of Hawaii
SCDB identifiers: case 1983-002, docket 1983-002-01.
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