MARYLAND, FOR THE USE OF LEVIN, et al. v. UNITED STATES (1965)

MARYLAND, FOR THE USE OF LEVIN, et al. v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 1964
Important Dates
	Argued: March 15, 1965
	Decided: May 3, 1965
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Douglas

MARYLAND, FOR THE USE OF LEVIN, et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 1965. The case was argued before the court on March 15, 1965.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Western 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: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 381 U.S. 41
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

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 liberal.