MARYLAND et al. v. WIRTZ, SECRETARY OF LABOR, et al. (1968)

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MARYLAND et al. v. WIRTZ, SECRETARY OF LABOR, et al.
Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: April 23, 1968
Decided: June 10, 1968
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
William Douglas • Potter Stewart

MARYLAND et al. v. WIRTZ, SECRETARY OF LABOR, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1968. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1968.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Maryland
  • Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Labor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 392 U.S. 183
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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