CARTER, PUBLIC VEHICLE LICENSE COMMISSIONER OF CHICAGO v. MILLER (1978)

CARTER, PUBLIC VEHICLE LICENSE COMMISSIONER OF CHICAGO v. MILLER
	Term: 1977
Important Dates
	Argued: November 29, 1977
	Decided: January 17, 1978
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	4-4
Equally divided vote
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

CARTER, PUBLIC VEHICLE LICENSE COMMISSIONER OF CHICAGO v. MILLER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 17, 1978. The case was argued before the court on November 29, 1977.

In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Illinois
Respondent type: Holder of a license or permit, or applicant therefor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 434 U.S. 356
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
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 liberal.