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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING CO. et al. (1945)

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING CO. et al. |
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Term: 1944 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 27, 1945 |
Decided: April 23, 1945 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
Concurring |
Robert Jackson |
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. A. E. STALEY MANUFACTURING CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 23, 1945. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1945.
In an 8-0 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 U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
- Petitioner: Federal Trade Commission
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Manufacturer
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 324 U.S. 746
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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