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LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP CO., INC., v. UNITED STATES et al. (1960)

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LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP CO., INC., v. UNITED STATES et al. |
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Term: 1959 |
Important Dates |
Decided: June 20, 1960 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William Douglas |
LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP CO., INC., v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1960.
In a 7-2 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 Delaware 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: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 364 U.S. 280
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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