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Analysis Case Count
208 (of 8,245 possible records)
Relevant Scope
1986 - 1995
Using Data Release
SCDB_2011_01
Search Reference Code
1101-POTLUCK-3903
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Case Name
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. v. IRA GORE, JR.
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Date Decision
May 20, 1996
Date Argument
October 11, 1995
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
517 U.S. 559
116 S. Ct. 1589
1996 U.S. LEXIS 3390
134 L. Ed. 2d 809
Docket
94-896
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
State Trial Court
Alabama
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Petitioner
car dealer
Respondent
buyer, purchaser
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Liability, Punitive Damages
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition
5 - 4
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Stevens
Kennedy
regular concurrence
O'Connor
Souter
Breyer
dissent
Rehnquist
Scalia
Thomas
Ginsburg
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1995-052-01
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