INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. J-T TRANSPORT CO., INC., et al. (1961) - Ballotpedia

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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. J-T TRANSPORT CO., INC., et al.

Term: 1961
Important Dates
Argued: October 17, 1961
Decided: December 4, 1961
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. J-T TRANSPORT CO., INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 4, 1961. The case was argued before the court on October 17, 1961.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Western 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.

About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal and some few state regulation of transportation regulation:truck, or motor carrier
Petitioner: Interstate Commerce Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Trucking company, or motor carrier
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 368 U.S. 81
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: 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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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