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WHYY, INC. v. BOROUGH OF GLASSBORO et al. (1968)
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| WHYY, INC. v. BOROUGH OF GLASSBORO et al. |
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| Term: 1968 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 17, 1968 |
| Decided: November 12, 1968 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black |
WHYY, INC. v. BOROUGH OF GLASSBORO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 12, 1968. The case was argued before the court on October 17, 1968.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Jersey State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
- Petitioner: Television station
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Respondent state: New Jersey
- Citation: 393 U.S. 117
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- 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 conservative.
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