College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board
527 U.S. 666 · Decided June 23, 1999 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board was decided on June 23, 1999 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “National supremacy, miscellaneous” in the Federalism area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 527 U.S. 666 · 119 S. Ct. 2219 · 144 L. Ed. 2d 605 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4375
- Docket number
- 98-149
- Decided
- June 23, 1999
- Argued
- April 20, 1999
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Antonin Scalia
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- National supremacy, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 15 U.S.C. § 1125
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- 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 | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Dissent | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1998-090, docket 1998-090-01.
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- Humana Inc. v. Mary Forsyth
- Arizona Department of Revenue v. Blaze Construction Company, Inc.
- Jefferson County v. William M. Acker, Jr.
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- John H. Alden v. MaineLaw held unconstitutional
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