ILLINOIS v. MICHIGAN (1972)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
ILLINOIS v. MICHIGAN
Term: 1972
Important Dates
Decided: October 24, 1972
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam DouglasThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron White

ILLINOIS v. MICHIGAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 24, 1972.

The U.S. Supreme Court made a 9-0 ruling.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court's original jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Illinois
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Michigan
  • Citation: 409 U.S. 36
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • 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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