Huffman v. Western Nuclear, Inc.
486 U.S. 663 · Decided June 15, 1988 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Huffman v. Western Nuclear, Inc. was decided on June 15, 1988 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Nuclear power regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 486 U.S. 663 · 108 S. Ct. 2087 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 693 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2732
- Docket number
- 87-645
- Decided
- June 15, 1988
- Argued
- April 27, 1988
- Court era
- Rehnquist 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
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Nuclear power regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Atomic Energy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal 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 | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority |
Full case caption
Huffman et al. v. Western Nuclear, Inc., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1987-114, docket 1987-114-01.
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