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BALTIMORE NATIONAL BANK v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MARYLAND (1936)

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BALTIMORE NATIONAL BANK v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
Term: 1935
Important Dates
Argued: January 10, 1936
Decided: February 3, 1936
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

BALTIMORE NATIONAL BANK v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF MARYLAND is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 3, 1936. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1936.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Maryland
  • Citation: 297 U.S. 209
  • 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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

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.

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