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HOSTETTER et al. v. IDLEWILD BON VOYAGE LIQUOR CORP. (1964)

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HOSTETTER et al. v. IDLEWILD BON VOYAGE LIQUOR CORP.
Term: 1963
Important Dates
Argued: March 23, 1964
Decided: June 1, 1964
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Tom ClarkWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
Hugo BlackArthur Goldberg

HOSTETTER et al. v. IDLEWILD BON VOYAGE LIQUOR CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1964. The case was argued before the court on March 23, 1964.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: commodities
  • Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Petitioner state: New York
  • Respondent type: Distributor, importer, or exporter of alcoholic beverages
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 377 U.S. 324
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • 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 liberal.

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