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CAREY, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. WYNN et al. (1978)

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CAREY, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. WYNN et al.
Term: 1978
Important Dates
Decided: October 16, 1978
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron White

CAREY, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS v. WYNN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 16, 1978.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Illinois Northern 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: State
  • Petitioner state: Illinois
  • Respondent type: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 439 U.S. 8
  • 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.

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