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DEAN v. GADSDEN TIMES PUBLISHING CORP. (1973)

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DEAN v. GADSDEN TIMES PUBLISHING CORP. |
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Term: 1972 |
Important Dates |
Decided: June 11, 1973 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
DEAN v. GADSDEN TIMES PUBLISHING CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1973.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 412 U.S. 543
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- 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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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