SOUTHLAND CORP. et al. v. KEATING et al. (1984) - Ballotpedia

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SOUTHLAND CORP. et al. v. KEATING et al.

Term: 1983
Important Dates
Argued: October 4, 1983
Decided: January 23, 1984
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Dissenting
Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens

SOUTHLAND CORP. et al. v. KEATING et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1984. The case was argued before the court on October 4, 1983.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Arbitration (other than as pertains to labor-management or employer-employee relations (cf. union arbitration)
Petitioner: Franchiser
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Franchisee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 465 U.S. 1
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

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.

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External links

The Supreme Court Database

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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