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STRYCKER'S BAY NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, INC. v. KARLEN et al. (1980)

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STRYCKER'S BAY NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, INC. v. KARLEN et al.
Term: 1979
Important Dates
Decided: January 7, 1980
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron White
Dissenting
Thurgood Marshall

STRYCKER'S BAY NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, INC. v. KARLEN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1980.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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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: Department or Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 444 U.S. 223
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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