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UNITED STATES v. LINDSAY et al. (1954)
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| UNITED STATES v. LINDSAY et al. |
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| Term: 1953 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 1, 1953 |
| Decided: January 18, 1954 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Sherman Minton • Earl Warren |
| Dissenting |
| Stanley Reed |
UNITED STATES v. LINDSAY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1954. The case was argued before the court on December 1, 1953.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Defendant
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 346 U.S. 568
- 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: Hugo Black
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 conservative.
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