BUTLER et al. v. DEXTER (1976)

BUTLER et al. v. DEXTER
	Term: 1975
Important Dates
	Decided: April 19, 1976
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

BUTLER et al. v. DEXTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 19, 1976.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Texas
Respondent type: Movie, play, pictorial representation, theatrical production, actor, or exhibitor or distributor of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 425 U.S. 262
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.