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AMBASSADOR, INC. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1945)

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AMBASSADOR, INC. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1944
Important Dates
Argued: March 9, 1945
Decided: May 21, 1945
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Felix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsWiley RutledgeHarlan Fiske Stone

AMBASSADOR, INC. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1945. The case was argued before the court on March 9, 1945.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal and some few state regulations of public utilities regulation: telephone or telegraph company
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 325 U.S. 317
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Jackson

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.

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