CITY OF NEW ORLEANS et al. v. DUKES, DBA LOUISIANA CONCESSIONS (1976)

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS et al. v. DUKES, DBA LOUISIANA CONCESSIONS
	Term: 1975
Important Dates
	Argued: November 11, 1975
	Decided: June 25, 1976
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Thurgood Marshall

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS et al. v. DUKES, DBA LOUISIANA CONCESSIONS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1976. The case was argued before the court on November 11, 1975.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern 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: Louisiana
Respondent type: Restaurant, food vendor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 427 U.S. 297
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
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 conservative.