Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S. A. v. Hall
466 U.S. 408 · Decided April 24, 1984 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S. A. v. Hall was decided on April 24, 1984 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 466 U.S. 408 · 104 S. Ct. 1868 · 80 L. Ed. 2d 404 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 68
- Docket number
- 82-1127
- Decided
- April 24, 1984
- Argued
- November 8, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| 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
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S. A. v. Hall et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1983-080, docket 1983-080-01.
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