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Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.

455 U.S. 422 · Decided February 24, 1982 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. was decided on February 24, 1982 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area.

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Case details

Citations
455 U.S. 422 · 102 S. Ct. 1148 · 71 L. Ed. 2d 265 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 75
Docket number
80-5950
Decided
February 24, 1982
Argued
October 14, 1981
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Harry A. Blackmun
Opinion assigned by
Warren E. Burger
How the case arrived
Appeal
Issue area
Due Process
Legal provision
Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Type of law
Constitutional amendment
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Concurrence
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Thurgood MarshallConcurrence
Chief Justice Warren E. BurgerMajority
Justice Harry A. BlackmunMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.Special concurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice William H. RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Justice John Paul StevensMajority
Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorConcurrence

Full case caption

Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1981-050, docket 1981-050-01.

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