Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States
345 U.S. 594 · Decided May 25, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States was decided on May 25, 1953 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 345 U.S. 594 · 73 S. Ct. 872 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 1277 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2716
- Docket number
- 374
- Decided
- May 25, 1953
- Argued
- March 11, 1953
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Antitrust
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Sherman Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent |
Full case caption
Times-Picayune Publishing Co. et al. v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-094, docket 1952-094-01.
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