ASHWANDER et al. v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY et al. (1936) - Ballotpedia

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ASHWANDER et al. v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY et al.

Term: 1935
Important Dates
Argued: December 19, 1935
Decided: February 17, 1936
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter
Concurring
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
James Clark McReynolds

ASHWANDER et al. v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 17, 1936. The case was argued before the court on December 19, 1935.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Tennessee Valley Authority
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 297 U.S. 288
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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