CITY OF TACOMA v. TAXPAYERS OF TACOMA et al. (1958)

CITY OF TACOMA v. TAXPAYERS OF TACOMA et al.
	Term: 1957
Important Dates
	Argued: April 30, 1958
	Decided: June 23, 1958
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Concurring
	John Harlan II

CITY OF TACOMA v. TAXPAYERS OF TACOMA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 1958. The case was argued before the court on April 30, 1958.

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 Washington State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: public utilities (cf. federal public utilities regulation)
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Washington
Respondent type: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Respondent state: Washington
Citation: 357 U.S. 320
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Whittaker

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.