GLONA v. AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INSURANCE CO. et al. (1968)

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GLONA v. AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INSURANCE CO. et al.
Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: March 27, 1968
Decided: May 20, 1968
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
Hugo Black • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

GLONA v. AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INSURANCE CO. et al. 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 March 27, 1968.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Illegitimates, rights of (cf. juveniles): typically inheritance and survivor's benefits, and paternity suits
  • Petitioner: Mother
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 391 U.S. 73
  • 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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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