Brown Shoe Co., Inc. v. United States
370 U.S. 294 · Decided June 25, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Brown Shoe Co., Inc. v. United States was decided on June 25, 1962 unanimously (7–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Earl Warren 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
- 370 U.S. 294 · 82 S. Ct. 1502 · 8 L. Ed. 2d 510 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2290
- Docket number
- 4
- Decided
- June 25, 1962
- Argued
- December 6, 1961
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Earl Warren
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Mergers
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 15 U.S.C. § 29
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority |
Did not participate: Felix Frankfurter, Byron R. White.
Full case caption
Brown Shoe Co., Inc., v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1961-102, docket 1961-102-01.
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