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BOESCHE, ADMINISTRATOR, v. UDALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR (1963)

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BOESCHE, ADMINISTRATOR, v. UDALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Term: 1962
Important Dates
Argued: February 25, 1963
Decided: May 27, 1963
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

BOESCHE, ADMINISTRATOR, v. UDALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1963. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1963.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Natural resources - environmental protection (cf. national supremacy: natural resources, national supremacy: pollution)
  • Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Interior
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 373 U.S. 472
  • 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: John Harlan II

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.

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