Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry v. United States
391 U.S. 224 · Decided May 20, 1968 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry v. United States was decided on May 20, 1968 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Priority of federal fiscal claims” in the Federal Taxation area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 391 U.S. 224 · 88 S. Ct. 1491 · 20 L. Ed. 2d 546 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2994
- Docket number
- 616
- Decided
- May 20, 1968
- Argued
- March 25, 1968
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Priority of federal fiscal claims
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Legal provision
- Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy 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 | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
Full case caption
Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry et al. v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1967-125, docket 1967-125-01.
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