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UNITED STATES v. MARINE BANCORPORATION, INC., et al. (1974)

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UNITED STATES v. MARINE BANCORPORATION, INC., et al. |
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Term: 1973 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 23, 1974 |
Decided: June 26, 1974 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-3 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart |
Dissenting |
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White |
UNITED STATES v. MARINE BANCORPORATION, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1974. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1974.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Mergers
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 418 U.S. 602
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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