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UNITED STATES v. SINGER MANUFACTURING CO. (1963)

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UNITED STATES v. SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.
Term: 1962
Important Dates
Argued: April 25, 1963
Decided: June 17, 1963
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasArthur GoldbergPotter StewartEarl Warren
Concurring
Byron White
Dissenting
John Harlan II

UNITED STATES v. SINGER MANUFACTURING CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 1963. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1963.

In an 8-1 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 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: Manufacturer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 374 U.S. 174
  • 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: Tom Clark

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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