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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS v. UNITED STATES

Term: 1977
Important Dates
Argued: January 18, 1978
Decided: April 25, 1978
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • William Rehnquist

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 1978. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 1978.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
Petitioner: Professional organization, business, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 435 U.S. 679
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: John Paul Stevens

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

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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