CITY OF CHICAGO et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1969)

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CITY OF CHICAGO et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: November 20, 1969
Decided: December 9, 1969
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White

CITY OF CHICAGO et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1969. The case was argued before the court on November 20, 1969.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: Illinois
  • Respondent type: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 396 U.S. 162
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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 Douglas

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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