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NATIONAL BOARD OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSNS. et al. v. UNITED STATES (1969)

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NATIONAL BOARD OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSNS. et al. v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1968 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 3, 1969 |
Decided: May 19, 1969 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-2 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Concurring |
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William Douglas |
NATIONAL BOARD OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSNS. et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1969. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1969.
In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 395 U.S. 85
- 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: William Brennan
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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