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TEXAS v. NEW JERSEY et al. (February 1, 1965)

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TEXAS v. NEW JERSEY et al.
Term: 1964
Important Dates
Argued: November 9, 1964
Decided: February 1, 1965
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergJohn Harlan IIEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
Potter Stewart

TEXAS v. NEW JERSEY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1965. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1964.

The U.S. Supreme Court made a 8-1 ruling.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Interstate Relations - Non-real property dispute between states
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Texas
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: New Jersey
  • Citation: 379 U.S. 674
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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