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UNITED STATES v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM CO. ET AL. (1948)
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| UNITED STATES v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM CO. ET AL. |
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| Term: 1947 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 13, 1947 |
| Decided: March 8, 1948 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Frederick Vinson |
| Concurring |
| Felix Frankfurter |
UNITED STATES v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM CO. ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 8, 1948. The case was argued before the court on November 13, 1947.
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 District of Columbia District Of Columbia 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: 333 U.S. 364
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Stanley Reed
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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