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APAPAS v. UNITED STATES (1914)

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APAPAS v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: April 8, 1914
Decided: May 11, 1914
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

APAPAS v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 11, 1914. The case was argued before the court on April 8, 1914.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the California Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
  • Petitioner: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 233 U.S. 587
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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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