BUTTERS et al. v. CITY OF OAKLAND et al. (1923) - Ballotpedia

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BUTTERS et al. v. CITY OF OAKLAND et al.

Term: 1923
Important Dates
Decided: November 12, 1923
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

BUTTERS et al. v. CITY OF OAKLAND et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 12, 1923.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: California
Citation: 263 U.S. 162
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
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.

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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