DOUGLAS et al. v. CITY OF JEANNETTE et al. (1943)
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| DOUGLAS et al. v. CITY OF JEANNETTE et al. |
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| Term: 1942 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 10, 1943 |
| Decided: May 3, 1943 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Concurring |
| Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson |
DOUGLAS et al. v. CITY OF JEANNETTE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 1943. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1943.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
- Petitioner: Religious organization, institution, or person
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Respondent state: Pennsylvania
- Citation: 319 U.S. 157
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone
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 conservative.
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