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UNITED STATES v. RANDS ET UX. (1967)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. RANDS ET UX.
Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1967
Decided: November 13, 1967
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasAbe FortasJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

UNITED STATES v. RANDS ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 13, 1967. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1967.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Oregon 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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • 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: 389 U.S. 121
  • 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: Byron White

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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