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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	DIRECT MKTG. ASS'N v. BROHL LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 03, 2015
Date Argument	December 08, 2014
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	2015 U.S. LEXIS 1738
Docket	13-1032

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Colorado U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Petitioner	seller or vendor
Respondent	state department or agency Colorado

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY State Or Local Government Tax INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES Infrequently litigated statutes Tax Injunction Act
Vote Coalition	9 - 0
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Thomas Roberts Alito Kagan regular concurrence Kennedy Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	JUDICIAL POWER No Merits: Remand To Determine Basis Of State Or Federal Court Decision (cf. Judicial Administration: State Law) NO LEGAL PROVISION No Legal Provision
Vote Coalition	9 - 0
Decision Direction	Unspecifiable
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Thomas Roberts Alito Kagan regular concurrence Kennedy Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2014-029-01

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