FUSARI, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR v. STEINBERG et al. (1975)

FUSARI, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR v. STEINBERG et al.
	Term: 1974
Important Dates
	Argued: October 15, 1974
	Decided: January 14, 1975
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Warren Burger

FUSARI, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR v. STEINBERG et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1975. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1974.

In a 9-0 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 Connecticut U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: change in state law (cf. no merits: remand to determine basis of state court decision)
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Connecticut
Respondent type: Unemployed person or unemployment compensation applicant or claimant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 419 U.S. 379
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell

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.