DONALDSON, FKA SWEET v. UNITED STATES et al. (1971) - Ballotpedia

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DONALDSON, FKA SWEET v. UNITED STATES et al.

Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: November 19, 1970
Decided: January 25, 1971
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan • William Douglas

DONALDSON, FKA SWEET v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 25, 1971. The case was argued before the court on November 19, 1970.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 400 U.S. 517
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

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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