NEWMAN et al. v. PIGGIE PARK ENTERPRISES, INC., et al. (1968)

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NEWMAN et al. v. PIGGIE PARK ENTERPRISES, INC., et al.
Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: March 7, 1968
Decided: March 18, 1968
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

NEWMAN et al. v. PIGGIE PARK ENTERPRISES, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 18, 1968. The case was argued before the court on March 7, 1968.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
  • Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Restaurant, food vendor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 390 U.S. 400
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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