RALSTON PURINA CO. et al. v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. et al. (1976) - Ballotpedia

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RALSTON PURINA CO. et al. v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. et al.

Term: 1975
Important Dates
Decided: June 14, 1976
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

RALSTON PURINA CO. et al. v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1976.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
Petitioner: Shipper, including importer and exporter
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 426 U.S. 476
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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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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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