DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1966) - Ballotpedia

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DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.

Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: November 15, 1966
Decided: December 12, 1966
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 12, 1966. The case was argued before the court on November 15, 1966.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: State department or agency
Petitioner state: Colorado
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 385 U.S. 355
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Abe Fortas

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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External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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