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UNITED STATES v. FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK (1965)

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UNITED STATES v. FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK |
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Term: 1964 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 16, 1964 |
Decided: January 18, 1965 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II |
UNITED STATES v. FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1965. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1964.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 379 U.S. 378
- 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: 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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