Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia
464 U.S. 30 · Decided November 1, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia was decided on November 1, 1983 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Telephone or telegraph regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 464 U.S. 30 · 104 S. Ct. 304 · 78 L. Ed. 2d 29 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 117
- Docket number
- 81-2332
- Decided
- November 1, 1983
- Argued
- October 3, 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
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- William H. Rehnquist
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Telephone or telegraph regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 42 U.S.C. § 4601
- 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 | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr..
Full case caption
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1983-004, docket 1983-004-01.
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