BEST et al. v. HUMBOLDT PLACER MINING CO. et al. (1963)
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| BEST et al. v. HUMBOLDT PLACER MINING CO. et al. |
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| Term: 1962 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 10, 1962 |
| Decided: January 14, 1963 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
BEST et al. v. HUMBOLDT PLACER MINING CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1963. The case was argued before the court on December 10, 1962.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
- Petitioner: Department or Secretary of the Interior
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 371 U.S. 334
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas
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 conservative.
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