DECKERT et al. v. INDEPENDENCE SHARES CORP. et al. (1940) - Ballotpedia

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DECKERT et al. v. INDEPENDENCE SHARES CORP. et al.

Term: 1940
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1940
Decided: December 9, 1940
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

DECKERT et al. v. INDEPENDENCE SHARES CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1940. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1940.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Business, corporation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 311 U.S. 282
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: Frank Murphy

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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External links

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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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