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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al. v. GROLIER INC. (1983)

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al. v. GROLIER INC.
Term: 1982
Important Dates
Argued: March 29, 1983
Decided: June 6, 1983
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Warren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White
Concurring
Harry BlackmunWilliam Brennan

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al. v. GROLIER INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 6, 1983. The case was argued before the court on March 29, 1983.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. 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: Federal Trade Commission
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Manufacturer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 462 U.S. 19
  • 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.

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