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ARIZONA v. CALIFORNIA et al. (1936)

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ARIZONA v. CALIFORNIA et al.
Term: 1935
Important Dates
Argued: April 28, 1936
Decided: May 25, 1936
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

ARIZONA v. CALIFORNIA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 25, 1936. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1936.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Interstate Relations - Non-real property dispute between states
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Arizona
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 298 U.S. 558
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • 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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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 unspecifiable.

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