Dawson v. Steager
139 S. Ct. 698 · Decided February 20, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Dawson v. Steager was decided on February 20, 2019 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “National supremacy, state tax” in the Federalism area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-419
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 698 · 203 L. Ed. 2d 29 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 1349
- Docket number
- 17-419
- Decided
- February 20, 2019
- Argued
- December 3, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- National supremacy, state tax
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 4 U.S.C. 111
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Dawson v. Steager
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-025, docket 2018-025-01.
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