ELLIS et al. v. DYSON et al. (1975)

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ELLIS et al. v. DYSON et al.
Term: 1974
Important Dates
Argued: November 12, 1974
Decided: May 19, 1975
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall
Concurring
William Rehnquist • Byron White
Dissenting
Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart

ELLIS et al. v. DYSON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1975. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1974.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity: criminal procedure
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Texas
  • Citation: 421 U.S. 426
  • 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: Harry Blackmun

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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