FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. FLOTILL PRODUCTS, INC. (1967) - Ballotpedia

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. FLOTILL PRODUCTS, INC.

Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: October 16, 1967
Decided: December 4, 1967
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. FLOTILL PRODUCTS, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 4, 1967. The case was argued before the court on October 16, 1967.

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, Ninth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: Federal Trade Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Business, corporation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 389 U.S. 179
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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 conservative.

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External links

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Footnotes

↑ 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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