AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1960) - Ballotpedia

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AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.

Term: 1959
Important Dates
Argued: May 19, 1960
Decided: June 27, 1960
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1960. The case was argued before the court on May 19, 1960.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal and some few state regulation of transportation regulation:truck, or motor carrier
Petitioner: Trucking company, or motor carrier
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 364 U.S. 1
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Earl Warren

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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