Perez v. Campbell

Perez v. Campbell
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 19, 1971
Decided June 1, 1971
Full case namePerez et ux. v. Campbell, Superintendent, Motor Vehicle Division, Arizona Highway Department, et al.
Citations402 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.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Case opinions
MajorityWhite, joined by Black, Douglas, Brennan, Marshall
Concur/dissentBlackmun, 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)

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]

  1. ^ Young, Rowland L. (August 1971). "Supreme Court Report: Bankruptcy Act Bars Motorist Responsibility Act". ABA Journal. p. 810. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "(title unclear)". Journal - State Bar of California. 46. State Bar of California: 641. 1971.