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GOLDLAWR, INC., v. HEIMAN et al. (1962)

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GOLDLAWR, INC., v. HEIMAN et al.
Term: 1961
Important Dates
Argued: March 19, 1962
Decided: April 30, 1962
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-2
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren
Dissenting
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

GOLDLAWR, INC., v. HEIMAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1962. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1962.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Venue
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 369 U.S. 463
  • 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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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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