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ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIATION v. THE UNITED STATES (1908)

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ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIATION v. THE UNITED STATES
Term: 1907
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1907
Decided: January 6, 1908
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaWilliam Henry MoodyRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIATION v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1908. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1907.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • Petitioner: Brewery, distillery
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 207 U.S. 556
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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 conservative.

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