RELIANCE ELECTRIC CO. v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. (1972) - Ballotpedia

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RELIANCE ELECTRIC CO. v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.

Term: 1971
Important Dates
Argued: November 10, 1971
Decided: January 11, 1972
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas • Byron White

RELIANCE ELECTRIC CO. v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 1972. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1971.

In a 4-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
Petitioner: Electric equipment manufacturer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Electric equipment manufacturer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 404 U.S. 418
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: Potter Stewart

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 conservative.

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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