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UNITED STATES v. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. et al. (1958)
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| UNITED STATES v. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. et al. |
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| Term: 1957 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 28, 1958 |
| Decided: June 2, 1958 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren |
| Concurring |
| Charles Whittaker |
| Dissenting |
| Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II |
UNITED STATES v. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 2, 1958. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1958.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Manufacturer
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 356 U.S. 677
- 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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