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WILLIAMS v. ZUCKERT, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, et al.

Term: 1962
Important Dates
Argued: December 13, 1962
Decided: January 14, 1963
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
7-2
Majority
William Brennan • Tom Clark • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
Hugo Black • William Douglas

WILLIAMS v. ZUCKERT, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1963. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1962.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: hearing, government employees
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Secretary or administrative unit or personnel of the U.S. Air Force
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 371 U.S. 531
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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.

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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