Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont
445 U.S. 425 · Decided March 19, 1980 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont was decided on March 19, 1980 by a vote of 6–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “State or local government tax” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 445 U.S. 425 · 100 S. Ct. 1223 · 63 L. Ed. 2d 510 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 1292
- Docket number
- 78-1201
- Decided
- March 19, 1980
- Argued
- November 7, 1979
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–1
- Majority opinion
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- State or local government tax
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- 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 | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Potter Stewart, Thurgood Marshall.
Full case caption
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vermont
SCDB identifiers: case 1979-061, docket 1979-061-01.
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