UNITED STATES v. PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO. et al. (1988)
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| UNITED STATES v. PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO. et al. |
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| Term: 1987 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 20, 1988 |
| Decided: May 2, 1988 |
| Outcome |
| Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
| Vote |
| 6-2 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Antonin Scalia |
| Dissenting |
| William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens |
UNITED STATES v. PROVIDENCE JOURNAL CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 2, 1988. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1988.
In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Rhode Island U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Newspaper, newsletter, journal of opinion, news service
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 485 U.S. 693
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun
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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