SCHIAVONE et al. v. FORTUNE, AKA TIME, INC. (1986)

SCHIAVONE et al. v. FORTUNE, AKA TIME, INC.
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: February 26, 1986
	Decided: June 18, 1986
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

SCHIAVONE et al. v. FORTUNE, AKA TIME, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1986. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1986.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Publisher, publishing company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 477 U.S. 21
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: Harry Blackmun

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