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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	CENTRAL VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, et al. v. BERNARD KATZ, LIQUIDATING SUPERVISOR FOR WALLACE'S BOOKSTORES, INC. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 23, 2006
Date Argument	October 31, 2005
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	546 U.S. 356 126 S. Ct. 990 2006 U.S. LEXIS 917 163 L. Ed. 2d 945
Docket	04-885

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Kentucky Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Petitioner	State Virginia
Respondent	bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Public Utilities (cf. Federal Public Utilities Regulation) CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 4 (bankruptcy clause)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stevens O'Connor Souter Ginsburg Breyer dissent Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	FEDERALISM National Supremacy: Public Utilities (cf. Federal Public Utilities Regulation) FEDERAL STATUTE Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Act or Rules, or Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stevens O'Connor Souter Ginsburg Breyer dissent Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2005-023-01

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