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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. JANTZEN, INC. (1967)

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. JANTZEN, INC.
Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: February 14, 1967
Decided: March 13, 1967
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
John Harlan II

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. JANTZEN, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, 1967. The case was argued before the court on February 14, 1967.

In a 9-0 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: 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: 386 U.S. 228
  • 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: Tom Clark

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.

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