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CITY OF CLEVELAND v. UNITED STATES et al. (1945)

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CITY OF CLEVELAND v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1944
Important Dates
Argued: December 6, 1944
Decided: January 2, 1945
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsWiley RutledgeHarlan Fiske Stone

CITY OF CLEVELAND v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 2, 1945. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1944.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Stone Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: intergovernmental tax immunity
  • Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 323 U.S. 329
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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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