DORAN v. SALEM INN, INC., et al. (1975)

DORAN v. SALEM INN, INC., et al.
	Term: 1974
Important Dates
	Argued: April 21, 1975
	Decided: June 30, 1975
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	William Douglas

DORAN v. SALEM INN, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30, 1975. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 1975.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: New York
Respondent type: Establishment serving liquor by the glass, or package liquor store
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 422 U.S. 922
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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.