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UNITED STATES v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. et al. (1957)

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UNITED STATES v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. et al.
Term: 1956
Important Dates
Argued: November 14, 1956
Decided: June 3, 1957
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
4-2
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasEarl Warren
Dissenting
Harold BurtonFelix Frankfurter

UNITED STATES v. E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 3, 1957. The case was argued before the court on November 14, 1956.

In a 4-2 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 Illinois Northern 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: Chemical company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 353 U.S. 586
  • 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 Brennan

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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