Will, U. S. District Judge v. Calvert Fire Insurance Co.
437 U.S. 655 · Decided June 23, 1978 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Will, U. S. District Judge v. Calvert Fire Insurance Co. was decided on June 23, 1978 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 437 U.S. 655 · 98 S. Ct. 2552 · 57 L. Ed. 2d 504 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 10
- Docket number
- 77-693
- Decided
- June 23, 1978
- Argued
- April 19, 1978
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- William H. Rehnquist
- Opinion assigned by
- Potter Stewart
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Full case caption
Will, U. S. District Judge v. Calvert Fire Insurance Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1977-136, docket 1977-136-01.
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