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UNITED STATES v. DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED (1962)

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UNITED STATES v. DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED
Term: 1961
Important Dates
Argued: April 23, 1962
Decided: May 14, 1962
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

UNITED STATES v. DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 14, 1962. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1962.

In an 8-0 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 Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.

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 - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Manufacturer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 369 U.S. 654
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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