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UNITED STATES v. ANTHONY GRACE & SONS, INC. (1966)

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UNITED STATES v. ANTHONY GRACE & SONS, INC.
Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: March 23, 1966
Decided: June 6, 1966
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

UNITED STATES v. ANTHONY GRACE & SONS, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 6, 1966. The case was argued before the court on March 23, 1966.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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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: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 384 U.S. 424
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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.

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