EISEN v. CARLISLE & JACQUELIN et al. (1974)

EISEN v. CARLISLE & JACQUELIN et al.
	Term: 1973
Important Dates
	Argued: February 25, 1974
	Decided: May 28, 1974
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

EISEN v. CARLISLE & JACQUELIN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 28, 1974. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1974.

In a 6-3 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 New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 417 U.S. 156
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: 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.