SNYDER v. HARRIS et al. (1969)

SNYDER v. HARRIS et al.
	Term: 1968
Important Dates
	Argued: January 21, 1969
	Decided: March 25, 1969
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Douglas • Abe Fortas

SNYDER v. HARRIS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 1969. The case was argued before the court on January 21, 1969.

In a 7-2 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: 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: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 394 U.S. 332
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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.