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WILL, U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE v. CALVERT FIRE INSURANCE CO. et al. (1978)
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| WILL, U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE v. CALVERT FIRE INSURANCE CO. et al. |
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| Term: 1977 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 19, 1978 |
| Decided: June 23, 1978 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Judgment of the court |
| William Rehnquist |
| Majority |
| John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Harry Blackmun |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell |
WILL, U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE v. CALVERT FIRE INSURANCE CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 1978. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1978.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
- Petitioner: Judge
- Petitioner state: United States
- Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 437 U.S. 655
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist
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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