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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. MANDEL BROTHERS, INC. (1959)

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. MANDEL BROTHERS, INC. |
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Term: 1958 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 23, 1959 |
Decided: May 4, 1959 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker |
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. MANDEL BROTHERS, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 4, 1959. The case was argued before the court on March 23, 1959.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. 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: Retail business or outlet
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 359 U.S. 385
- 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 Douglas
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
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