GONZALEZ v. AUTOMATIC EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION et al. (1974)

GONZALEZ v. AUTOMATIC EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION et al.
	Term: 1974
Important Dates
	Argued: October 21, 1974
	Decided: December 10, 1974
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

GONZALEZ v. AUTOMATIC EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1974. The case was argued before the court on October 21, 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Consumer, consumer organization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 419 U.S. 90
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: Potter Stewart

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.