Universal Interpretive Shuttle Corp. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission
393 U.S. 186 · Decided November 25, 1968 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Universal Interpretive Shuttle Corp. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission was decided on November 25, 1968 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White 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
- 393 U.S. 186 · 89 S. Ct. 354 · 21 L. Ed. 2d 334 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 2907
- Docket number
- 19
- Decided
- November 25, 1968
- Argued
- October 21, 1968
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Judicial review of agency actions
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 16 U.S.C. § 1
- 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 | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Majority |
Did not participate: Thurgood Marshall.
Full case caption
Universal Interpretive Shuttle Corp. v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1968-018, docket 1968-018-01.
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