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BROWN SHOE CO., INC., v. UNITED STATES (1962)

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BROWN SHOE CO., INC., v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1961
Important Dates
Argued: December 6, 1961
Decided: June 25, 1962
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Concurring
Tom Clark • John Harlan II

BROWN SHOE CO., INC., v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1962. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1961.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern 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 - Mergers
  • Petitioner: Retail business or outlet
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 370 U.S. 294
  • 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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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