VIKING THEATRE CORP. v. PARAMOUNT FILM DISTRIBUTING CORP. et al. (1964) - Ballotpedia

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VIKING THEATRE CORP. v. PARAMOUNT FILM DISTRIBUTING CORP. et al.

Term: 1963
Important Dates
Argued: April 27, 1964
Decided: June 15, 1964
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-4
Equally divided vote
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

VIKING THEATRE CORP. v. PARAMOUNT FILM DISTRIBUTING CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1964. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1964.

In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
Petitioner: Theater, studio
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Movie, play, pictorial representation, theatrical production, actor, or exhibitor or distributor of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 378 U.S. 123
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
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 unspecifiable.

See also

External links

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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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