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ATKINSON et al. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF OREGON et al. (1938)

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ATKINSON et al. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF OREGON et al. |
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Term: 1937 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 13, 1938 |
Decided: January 31, 1938 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
ATKINSON et al. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF OREGON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 31, 1938. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1938.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon State Trial Court.
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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
- Petitioner: Government contractor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
- Respondent state: Oregon
- Citation: 303 U.S. 20
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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