UNITED STATES et al. v. LASALLE NATIONAL BANK et al. (1978)

UNITED STATES et al. v. LASALLE NATIONAL BANK et al.
	Term: 1977
Important Dates
	Argued: March 29, 1978
	Decided: June 19, 1978
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart

UNITED STATES et al. v. LASALLE NATIONAL BANK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1978. The case was argued before the court on March 29, 1978.

In a 5-4 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: Criminal Procedure - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 437 U.S. 298
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: Harry Blackmun

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 liberal.