NADER v. ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, INC. (1976)

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NADER v. ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, INC.
Term: 1975
Important Dates
Argued: March 24, 1976
Decided: June 7, 1976
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart
Concurring
Byron White

NADER v. ALLEGHENY AIRLINES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1976. The case was argued before the court on March 24, 1976.

In a 9-0 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 District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
  • Petitioner: Consumer, consumer organization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Airline
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 426 U.S. 290
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell

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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