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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. TRAVELERS HEALTH ASSOCIATION (1960)

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. TRAVELERS HEALTH ASSOCIATION |
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Term: 1959 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 10, 1959 |
Decided: March 28, 1960 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren |
Dissenting |
Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker |
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. TRAVELERS HEALTH ASSOCIATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 28, 1960. The case was argued before the court on December 10, 1959.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated 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, Eighth Circuit.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
- Petitioner: Federal Trade Commission
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 362 U.S. 293
- 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: Potter Stewart
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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