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BOGARDUS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (1937)

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BOGARDUS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Term: 1937
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1937
Decided: November 8, 1937
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-4
Majority
Pierce ButlerCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsGeorge Sutherland
Dissenting
Hugo BlackLouis Dembitz BrandeisBenjamin Nathan CardozoHarlan Fiske Stone

BOGARDUS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 8, 1937. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1937.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 302 U.S. 34
  • 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: George Sutherland

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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