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UNITED STATES v. CAROLENE PRODUCTS CO.

Term: 1937
Important Dates
Argued: April 6, 1938
Decided: April 25, 1938
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-1
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
Hugo Black • Pierce Butler
Dissenting
James Clark McReynolds

UNITED STATES v. CAROLENE PRODUCTS CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 1938. The case was argued before the court on April 6, 1938.

In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Southern 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: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Business, corporation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 304 U.S. 144
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.

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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