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ELTING, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, v. NORTH GERMAN LLOY (1932)

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ELTING, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, v. NORTH GERMAN LLOY
Term: 1932
Important Dates
Argued: November 10, 1932
Decided: December 5, 1932
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

ELTING, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, v. NORTH GERMAN LLOY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 5, 1932. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1932.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: immigration (cf. immigration and naturalization)
  • Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Labor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 287 U.S. 324
  • 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: 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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