COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. GORDON ET UX. (1968) - Ballotpedia

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COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. GORDON ET UX.

Term: 1967
Important Dates
Argued: April 4, 1968
Decided: May 20, 1968
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White

COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. GORDON ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1968. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1968.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
Petitioner: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 391 U.S. 83
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: John Harlan II

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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