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KOLOVRAT et al. v. OREGON (1961)

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KOLOVRAT et al. v. OREGON
Term: 1960
Important Dates
Argued: March 30, 1961
Decided: May 1, 1961
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenCharles Whittaker

KOLOVRAT et al. v. OREGON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 1961. The case was argued before the court on March 30, 1961.

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 Oregon State Trial 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
  • Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Oregon
  • Citation: 366 U.S. 187
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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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