Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.
471 U.S. 707 · Decided June 3, 1985 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. was decided on June 3, 1985 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 471 U.S. 707 · 105 S. Ct. 2371 · 85 L. Ed. 2d 714 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 22
- Docket number
- 83-1925
- Decided
- June 3, 1985
- Argued
- April 16, 1985
- Court era
- Burger 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
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 42 U.S.C. § 262
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Hillsborough County, Florida, et al. v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1984-106, docket 1984-106-01.
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