TSC INDUSTRIES, INC., et al. v. NORTHWAY, INC. (1976) - Ballotpedia

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TSC INDUSTRIES, INC., et al. v. NORTHWAY, INC.

Term: 1975
Important Dates
Argued: March 3, 1976
Decided: June 14, 1976
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

TSC INDUSTRIES, INC., et al. v. NORTHWAY, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1976. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1976.

In an 8-0 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
Petitioner: Tender offer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Shareholders to whom a tender offer is made
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 426 U.S. 438
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: Thurgood Marshall

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

External links

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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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