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SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. SEABOARD ALLIED MILLING CORP. et al. (1979)

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SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. SEABOARD ALLIED MILLING CORP. et al. |
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Term: 1978 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 23, 1979 |
Decided: June 11, 1979 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. SEABOARD ALLIED MILLING CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1979. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1979.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
- Petitioner: Railroad
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 442 U.S. 444
- 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: John Paul Stevens
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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