Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. First Lincolnwood Corp.
439 U.S. 234 · Decided December 11, 1978 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. First Lincolnwood Corp. was decided on December 11, 1978 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Mergers” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 439 U.S. 234 · 99 S. Ct. 505 · 58 L. Ed. 2d 484 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 44
- Docket number
- 77-832
- Decided
- December 11, 1978
- Argued
- October 11, 1978
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Mergers
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 12 U.S.C. § 1842
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System v. First Lincolnwood Corp.
SCDB identifiers: case 1978-015, docket 1978-015-01.
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