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UNITED STATES v. LOEW'S INCORPORATED et al. (1962)

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UNITED STATES v. LOEW'S INCORPORATED et al.
Term: 1962
Important Dates
Argued: October 16, 1962
Decided: November 5, 1962
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
John Harlan IIPotter Stewart

UNITED STATES v. LOEW'S INCORPORATED et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 5, 1962. The case was argued before the court on October 16, 1962.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. 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.

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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: Distributor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 371 U.S. 38
  • 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: Arthur Goldberg

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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