UNITED STATES et al. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. (1970) - Ballotpedia

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UNITED STATES et al. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al.

Term: 1970
Important Dates
Decided: October 19, 1970
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
Hugo Black • John Harlan II

UNITED STATES et al. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 19, 1970.

In a 7-2 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: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: Interstate Commerce Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 400 U.S. 8
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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.

See also

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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