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Ex parte UPPERCU, PETITIONER (1915)

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ex parte UPPERCU, PETITIONER |
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Term: 1915 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 16, 1915 |
Decided: December 20, 1915 |
Outcome |
Stay, petition, or motion granted |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
ex parte UPPERCU, PETITIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 20, 1915. The case was argued before the court on December 16, 1915.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
- Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 239 U.S. 435
- How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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