Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt

139 S. Ct. 1485 · Decided May 13, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt was decided on May 13, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental liability” in the Economic Activity area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1299

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Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-036, docket 2018-036-01.

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