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Bankamerica Corp. v. United States

462 U.S. 122 · Decided June 8, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Bankamerica Corp. v. United States was decided on June 8, 1983 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
462 U.S. 122 · 103 S. Ct. 2266 · 76 L. Ed. 2d 456 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 50
Docket number
81-1487
Decided
June 8, 1983
Argued
January 19, 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
5–3
Majority opinion
Warren E. Burger
Opinion assigned by
Warren E. Burger
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Antitrust
Legal provision
Clayton Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Lewis F. Powell Jr..

Full case caption

Bankamerica Corp. et al. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1982-099, docket 1982-099-01.

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