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VACA et al. v. SIPES, ADMINISTRATOR (1967)

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VACA et al. v. SIPES, ADMINISTRATOR
Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: November 17, 1966
Decided: February 27, 1967
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-1
Majority
William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Earl Warren
Dissenting
Hugo Black

VACA et al. v. SIPES, ADMINISTRATOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1967. The case was argued before the court on November 17, 1966.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Union-union member dispute (except as pertains to union or closed shop)
  • Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Union member
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 386 U.S. 171
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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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