ABIE STATE BANK v. BRYAN, GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA, et al. (1931)

ABIE STATE BANK v. BRYAN, GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA, et al.
	Term: 1930
Important Dates
	Argued: January 30, 1931
	Decided: February 25, 1931
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

ABIE STATE BANK v. BRYAN, GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1931. The case was argued before the court on January 30, 1931.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nebraska State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Nebraska
Citation: 282 U.S. 765
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.