WITHROW et al. v. LARKIN (1975) - Ballotpedia

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WITHROW et al. v. LARKIN

Term: 1974
Important Dates
Argued: December 18, 1974
Decided: April 16, 1975
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

WITHROW et al. v. LARKIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 16, 1975. The case was argued before the court on December 18, 1974.

In a 9-0 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 Wisconsin Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: impartial decision maker
Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Petitioner state: Wisconsin
Respondent type: physician, MD or DO, dentist, or medical society
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 421 U.S. 35
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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

The Supreme Court Database

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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