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DEAN v. GADSDEN TIMES PUBLISHING CORP. (1973)

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DEAN v. GADSDEN TIMES PUBLISHING CORP.
Term: 1972
Important Dates
Decided: June 11, 1973
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam DouglasThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron 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.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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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.

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