CHAPMAN, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. SHERIDAN-WYOMING COAL CO., INC. (1950) - Ballotpedia

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CHAPMAN, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. SHERIDAN-WYOMING COAL CO., INC.

Term: 1949
Important Dates
Argued: January 9, 1950
Decided: February 6, 1950
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson

CHAPMAN, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. SHERIDAN-WYOMING COAL CO., INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 6, 1950. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1950.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of the Interior
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Coal company or coal mine operator
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 338 U.S. 621
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Jackson

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 conservative.

See also

External links

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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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