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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.
Term: 1959
Important Dates
Decided: June 20, 1960
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
William BrennanTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenCharles Whittaker
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam 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.

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