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UNITED STATES v. NEUSTADT ET UX. (1961)

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UNITED STATES v. NEUSTADT ET UX. |
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Term: 1960 |
Important Dates |
Argued: May 2, 1961 |
Decided: May 29, 1961 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
7-1 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker |
Dissenting |
William Douglas |
UNITED STATES v. NEUSTADT ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1961. The case was argued before the court on May 2, 1961.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern 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: 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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 366 U.S. 696
- 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: Charles Whittaker
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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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