LOGUE et al. v. UNITED STATES (1973)

LOGUE et al. v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 1972
Important Dates
	Argued: April 24, 1973
	Decided: June 11, 1973
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
	Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart

LOGUE et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1973. The case was argued before the court on April 24, 1973.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 412 U.S. 521
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: William Rehnquist

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.