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BUSEY et al. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: June 1, 1943
Decided: June 14, 1943
Outcome
Vacated
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

BUSEY et al. v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1943. The case was argued before the court on June 1, 1943.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District of Columbia State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: remand to determine basis of state or federal court decision (cf. judicial administration: state law)
Petitioner: Religious organization, institution, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: District of Columbia
Citation: 319 U.S. 579
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
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

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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