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CHRYSLER CORP. v. BROWN, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, et al.

Term: 1978
Important Dates
Argued: November 8, 1978
Decided: April 18, 1979
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Thurgood Marshall

CHRYSLER CORP. v. BROWN, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1979. The case was argued before the court on November 8, 1978.

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 Delaware U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Privacy - Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations
Petitioner: Auto manufacturer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Defense (and Department or Secretary of War)
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 441 U.S. 281
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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