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HURON PORTLAND CEMENT CO. v. CITY OF DETROIT et al. (1960)
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| HURON PORTLAND CEMENT CO. v. CITY OF DETROIT et al. |
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| Term: 1959 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 29, 1960 |
| Decided: April 25, 1960 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker |
| Dissenting |
| William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter |
HURON PORTLAND CEMENT CO. v. CITY OF DETROIT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 1960. The case was argued before the court on February 29, 1960.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: pollution, air or water (cf. natural resources - environmental protection)
- Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Respondent state: Michigan
- Citation: 362 U.S. 440
- 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 conservative.
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