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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY (1927)

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
Term: 1926
Important Dates
Argued: April 19, 1927
Decided: May 31, 1927
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1927. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1927.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

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 courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Federal Trade Commission
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 274 U.S. 543
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • 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: James Clark McReynolds

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.

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