YELLOW TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. MICHIGAN, et al. (2002)
YELLOW TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. MICHIGAN, et al. |
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Term: 2002 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 7, 2002 |
Decided: November 5, 2002 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
John Paul Stevens |
YELLOW TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. MICHIGAN, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 5, 2002. The case was argued before the court on October 7, 2002.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Michigan State Trial Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
- Petitioner: Trucking company, or motor carrier
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Michigan
- Citation: 537 U.S. 36
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Sandra Day O'Connor
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
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- United States federal courts
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