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KLEPPE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. NEW MEXICO et al. (1976)

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KLEPPE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. NEW MEXICO et al.
Term: 1975
Important Dates
Argued: March 23, 1976
Decided: June 17, 1976
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron White

KLEPPE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR v. NEW MEXICO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1976. The case was argued before the court on March 23, 1976.

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 New Mexico U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Natural resources - environmental protection (cf. national supremacy: natural resources, national supremacy: pollution)
  • Petitioner: Department or Secretary of the Interior
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: New Mexico
  • Citation: 426 U.S. 529
  • 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: Thurgood Marshall

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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