A. L. MECHLING BARGE LINES, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1961)
A. L. MECHLING BARGE LINES, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. |
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Term: 1961 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 8, 1961 |
Decided: December 18, 1961 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren |
A. L. MECHLING BARGE LINES, INC., et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 18, 1961. The case was argued before the court on November 8, 1961.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
- Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 368 U.S. 324
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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