Ex parte IN THE MATTER OF THE UNITED STATES, AS OWNER OF NINETEEN BARGES AND FOUR TOWBOATS, PETITIONER (1923)

ex parte IN THE MATTER OF THE UNITED STATES, AS OWNER OF NINETEEN BARGES AND FOUR TOWBOATS, PETITIONER
	Term: 1923
Important Dates
	Argued: November 19, 1923
	Decided: December 10, 1923
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

ex parte IN THE MATTER OF THE UNITED STATES, AS OWNER OF NINETEEN BARGES AND FOUR TOWBOATS, PETITIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1923. The case was argued before the court on November 19, 1923.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Court or judicial district
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 263 U.S. 389
How the court took jurisdiction: Prohibition
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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.