MINER et al., JUDGES, U.S. DISTRICT COURT, v. ATLASS (1960) - Ballotpedia

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MINER et al., JUDGES, U.S. DISTRICT COURT, v. ATLASS

Term: 1959
Important Dates
Argued: March 3, 1960
Decided: June 20, 1960
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo Black • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas • Potter Stewart

MINER et al., JUDGES, U.S. DISTRICT COURT, v. ATLASS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1960. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1960.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: Judge
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 363 U.S. 641
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 conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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