CITY OF KENOSHA et al. v. BRUNO et al. (1973)

CITY OF KENOSHA et al. v. BRUNO et al.
	Term: 1972
Important Dates
	Argued: April 18, 1973
	Decided: June 11, 1973
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

CITY OF KENOSHA et al. v. BRUNO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1973. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1973.

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 Wisconsin Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Wisconsin
Respondent type: Establishment serving liquor by the glass, or package liquor store
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 412 U.S. 507
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 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 conservative.