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JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2 et al. v. HYDE (1984)

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JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2 et al. v. HYDE
Term: 1983
Important Dates
Argued: November 2, 1983
Decided: March 27, 1984
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunJohn Paul StevensByron White
Concurring
William BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam Rehnquist

JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 2 et al. v. HYDE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 27, 1984. The case was argued before the court on November 2, 1983.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: Hospital, medical center
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 466 U.S. 2
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens

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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