DILLARD et al. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF VIRGINIA et al. (1974)

DILLARD et al. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF VIRGINIA et al.
	Term: 1973
Important Dates
	Argued: March 26, 1974
	Decided: May 15, 1974
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Douglas

DILLARD et al. v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF VIRGINIA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1974. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1974.

In an 8-1 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 Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Virginia
Citation: 416 U.S. 783
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: Lewis Powell

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.