Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic
400 U.S. 62 · Decided December 8, 1970 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic was decided on December 8, 1970 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Judicial review of agency actions” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 400 U.S. 62 · 91 S. Ct. 203 · 27 L. Ed. 2d 203 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 86
- Docket number
- 99
- Decided
- December 8, 1970
- Argued
- October 22, 1970
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Judicial review of agency actions
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 2341
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority |
Full case caption
Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. et al. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic
SCDB identifiers: case 1970-011, docket 1970-011-01.
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