Perez v. Campbell
1971 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perez v. Campbell, 402 U.S. 637 (1971), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Arizona's law suspending a driver's license was unconstitutional due to its conflict with the federal Bankruptcy Act under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.[1][2]
Quick Facts Perez v. Campbell, Argued January 19, 1971 Decided June 1, 1971 ...
Perez v. Campbell | |
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Argued January 19, 1971 Decided June 1, 1971 | |
Full case name | Perez et ux. v. Campbell, Superintendent, Motor Vehicle Division, Arizona Highway Department, et al. |
Citations | 402 U.S. 637 (more) 91 S. Ct. 1704; 29 L. Ed. 2d 233 |
Holding | |
Arizona's law suspending a driver's license because he could not pay the costs associated with a traffic accident was unconstitutional due to its conflict with the federal Bankruptcy Act under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Black, Douglas, Brennan, Marshall |
Concur/dissent | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Harlan, Stewart |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. VI | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
Reitz v. Mealey (1941) Kesler v. Department of Public Safety (1962) |
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