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Cases decided by The Hughes Court

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The Hughes Court lasted from lasted from February 1930 until June 1941, during the presidencies of Herbert Hoover (R) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (D).

Charles E. Hughes was nominated as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by President Hoover on February 3, 1930. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 13, 1930, and received her judicial commission on the same day. Hughes took over as Chief Justice after the death of former President and Chief Justice William H. Taft.[1][2] Hughes the eleventh Chief Justice in the history of the Supreme Court. On June 30, 1941, he stepped down from the position and assumed senior status.[3]

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the country and leads the judicial branch of the federal government. It is often referred to by the acronym SCOTUS.[4]

This page lists all cases decided during the Hughes court. Those cases are arranged by decision year and then alphabetically within each year.

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1938

1939

1940

1941

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