Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank and United States
527 U.S. 627 · Decided June 23, 1999 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank and United States was decided on June 23, 1999 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “National supremacy, miscellaneous” in the Federalism area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 527 U.S. 627 · 119 S. Ct. 2199 · 144 L. Ed. 2d 575 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4376
- Docket number
- 98-531
- Decided
- June 23, 1999
- Argued
- April 20, 1999
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- William H. Rehnquist
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- National supremacy, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 35 U.S.C. § 271
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Dissent | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent |
Full case caption
Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank and United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1998-089, docket 1998-089-01.
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