CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1963)

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CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1963
Important Dates
Decided: December 2, 1963
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
William BrennanTom ClarkArthur GoldbergJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam Douglas

CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 1963.

In a 7-2 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: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 375 U.S. 150
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • 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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