MACKEY, REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF MASSACHUSETTS v. MONTRYM (1979)

MACKEY, REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF MASSACHUSETTS v. MONTRYM
	Term: 1978
Important Dates
	Argued: November 29, 1978
	Decided: June 25, 1979
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart

MACKEY, REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF MASSACHUSETTS v. MONTRYM is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1979. The case was argued before the court on November 29, 1978.

In a 5-4 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 Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Massachusetts
Respondent type: Holder of a license or permit, or applicant therefor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 443 U.S. 1
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: Warren Burger

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.