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VERMONT v. NEW YORK et al. (1972)

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VERMONT v. NEW YORK et al.
Term: 1971
Important Dates
Argued: February 29, 1972
Decided: April 24, 1972
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam DouglasThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron 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.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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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.

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