Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute
333 U.S. 683 · Decided April 26, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute was decided on April 26, 1948 by a vote of 6–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, miscellaneous” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 333 U.S. 683 · 68 S. Ct. 793 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 1010 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2709
- Docket number
- 23
- Decided
- April 26, 1948
- Argued
- October 20, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–1
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Federal Trade Commission Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Did not participate: William O. Douglas, Robert H. Jackson.
Full case caption
Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-067, docket 1947-067-01.
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