CITY OF LINCOLN et al. v. RICKETTS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY (1936)

CITY OF LINCOLN et al. v. RICKETTS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY
	Term: 1935
Important Dates
	Argued: February 5, 1936
	Decided: March 2, 1936
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

CITY OF LINCOLN et al. v. RICKETTS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1936. The case was argued before the court on February 5, 1936.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Nebraska U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Nebraska
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 297 U.S. 373
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: Charles Evans Hughes

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.