LORETTO v. TELEPROMPTER MANHATTAN CATV CORP. et al. (1982)

LORETTO v. TELEPROMPTER MANHATTAN CATV CORP. et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: March 30, 1982
	Decided: June 30, 1982
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Byron White

LORETTO v. TELEPROMPTER MANHATTAN CATV CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30, 1982. The case was argued before the court on March 30, 1982.

In a 6-3 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 York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: cable TV
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 458 U.S. 419
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 conservative.