ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al. v. MINK et al. (1973)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al. v. MINK et al.
	Term: 1972
Important Dates
	Argued: November 9, 1972
	Decided: January 22, 1973
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Concurring
	Potter Stewart
Dissenting
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY et al. v. MINK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 1973. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1972.

In a 5-3 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 District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Privacy - Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations
Petitioner: Environmental Protection Agency or Administrator
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 410 U.S. 73
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: Byron White

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.