UPJOHN CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1981)

UPJOHN CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
	Term: 1980
Important Dates
	Argued: November 5, 1980
	Decided: January 13, 1981
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Warren Burger

UPJOHN CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 13, 1981. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 1980.

In a 9-0 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 Michigan Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Privacy - Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations
Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 449 U.S. 383
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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.