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UNITED STATES v. SHUBERT et al. (1955)
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| UNITED STATES v. SHUBERT et al. |
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| Term: 1954 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 9, 1954 |
| Decided: January 31, 1955 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Earl Warren |
| Concurring |
| Harold Burton • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed |
UNITED STATES v. SHUBERT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 31, 1955. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1954.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Movie, play, pictorial representation, theatrical production, actor, or exhibitor or distributor of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 348 U.S. 222
- 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: Earl Warren
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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