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CAREY, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al. v. SUGAR et al. (1976)

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CAREY, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al. v. SUGAR et al.
Term: 1975
Important Dates
Argued: January 20, 1976
Decided: March 24, 1976
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron White

CAREY, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, et al. v. SUGAR et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1976. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 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 New York Southern 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: State
  • Petitioner state: New York
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 425 U.S. 73
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • 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.

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