UNITED STATES v. CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA et al. (1969)

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UNITED STATES v. CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA et al.
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: November 18, 1968
Decided: January 14, 1969
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
Abe Fortas
Dissenting
John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart

UNITED STATES v. CONTAINER CORPORATION OF AMERICA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1969. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1968.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the North Carolina Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Manufacturer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 393 U.S. 333
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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