Hostetter v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.
377 U.S. 324 · Decided June 1, 1964 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Hostetter v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. was decided on June 1, 1964 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “National supremacy, commodities” in the Federalism area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 377 U.S. 324 · 84 S. Ct. 1293 · 12 L. Ed. 2d 350 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2170
- Docket number
- 116
- Decided
- June 1, 1964
- Argued
- March 23, 1964
- 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
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- National supremacy, commodities
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Abstention doctrine
- Type of law
- Other
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Dissent |
Did not participate: William J. Brennan Jr..
Full case caption
Hostetter et al. v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.
SCDB identifiers: case 1963-126, docket 1963-126-01.
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