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FORTNER ENTERPRISES, INC. v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORP. et al.

Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: January 23, 1969
Decided: April 7, 1969
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren
Dissenting
Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White

FORTNER ENTERPRISES, INC. v. UNITED STATES STEEL CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1969. The case was argued before the court on January 23, 1969.

In a 5-4 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 Kentucky Western 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: Manufacturer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Manufacturer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 394 U.S. 495
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: Hugo Black

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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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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