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VERMONT v. NEW YORK et al. (1972)

| VERMONT v. NEW YORK et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1971 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 29, 1972 |
| Decided: April 24, 1972 |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
VERMONT v. NEW YORK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1972. The case was argued before the court on February 29, 1972.
The U.S. Supreme Court made a 9-0 ruling.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: miscellaneous
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: Vermont
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 406 U.S. 186
- How the court took jurisdiction: Original
- 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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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