VAUGHN et al. v. VERMILION CORP. (1979) - Ballotpedia

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VAUGHN et al. v. VERMILION CORP.

Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: October 1, 1979
Decided: December 4, 1979
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

VAUGHN et al. v. VERMILION CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 4, 1979. The case was argued before the court on October 1, 1979.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: Fisherman or fishing company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 444 U.S. 206
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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