ENGLAND et al. v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS et al. (1964)

ENGLAND et al. v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS et al.
	Term: 1963
Important Dates
	Argued: October 15, 1963
	Decided: January 13, 1964
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	William Brennan • Tom Clark • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
	William Douglas
Dissenting
	Hugo Black

ENGLAND et al. v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 13, 1964. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1963.

In an 8-1 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 Louisiana 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: Health organization or person, nursing home, medical clinic or laboratory, chiropractor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Louisiana
Citation: 375 U.S. 411
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: William Brennan

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.