UNITED STATES v. TOPCO ASSOCIATES, INC. (1972)

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UNITED STATES v. TOPCO ASSOCIATES, INC.
Term: 1971
Important Dates
Argued: November 16, 1971
Decided: March 29, 1972
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-1
Majority
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
Warren Burger

UNITED STATES v. TOPCO ASSOCIATES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 29, 1972. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1971.

In a 6-1 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 Illinois Northern 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: Retail business or outlet
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 405 U.S. 596
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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