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UNITED STATES v. WALSH, TRADING AS KELP LABORATORIES (1947)
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| UNITED STATES v. WALSH, TRADING AS KELP LABORATORIES |
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| Term: 1946 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 29, 1947 |
| Decided: May 19, 1947 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Frederick Vinson |
| Dissenting |
| Robert Jackson |
UNITED STATES v. WALSH, TRADING AS KELP LABORATORIES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1947. The case was argued before the court on April 29, 1947.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California California Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Drug manufacturer
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 331 U.S. 432
- 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: Frank Murphy
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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