UNITED STATES et al. v. RUTHERFORD et al. (1979)

UNITED STATES et al. v. RUTHERFORD et al.
	Term: 1978
Important Dates
	Argued: April 25, 1979
	Decided: June 18, 1979
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

UNITED STATES et al. v. RUTHERFORD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1979. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1979.

In a 9-0 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 Oklahoma Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
Petitioner: Food and Drug Administration
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Consumer, consumer organization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 442 U.S. 544
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.