PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CO. et al. v. NEW YORK CITY et al. (1978) - Ballotpedia

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PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CO. et al. v. NEW YORK CITY et al.

Term: 1977
Important Dates
Argued: April 17, 1978
Decided: June 26, 1978
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens

PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CO. et al. v. NEW YORK CITY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1978. The case was argued before the court on April 17, 1978.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 438 U.S. 104
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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

External links

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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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