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Ex parte WILLIAMS, TAX COMMISSIONER (1928)

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Ex parte WILLIAMS, TAX COMMISSIONER
Term: 1927
Important Dates
Decided: May 21, 1928
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

Ex parte WILLIAMS, TAX COMMISSIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1928.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Petitioner state: Nebraska
  • Respondent type: Judge
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 277 U.S. 267
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
  • 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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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