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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA v. CITIES SERVICE CO. (1968)

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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA v. CITIES SERVICE CO. |
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Term: 1967 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 9, 1967 |
Decided: May 20, 1968 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-3 |
Majority |
Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Earl Warren |
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA v. CITIES SERVICE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1968. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1967.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
- Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 391 U.S. 253
- 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: Thurgood Marshall
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.
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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