UNITED STATES v. GRINNELL CORP. et al. (1966)

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UNITED STATES v. GRINNELL CORP. et al.
Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: March 28, 1966
Decided: June 13, 1966
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

UNITED STATES v. GRINNELL CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 1966. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 1966.

In a 6-3 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 Rhode Island 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: 384 U.S. 563
  • 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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