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FLORIDA et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1934)

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FLORIDA et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1933
Important Dates
Argued: February 13, 1934
Decided: April 2, 1934
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

FLORIDA et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 2, 1934. The case was argued before the court on February 13, 1934.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Northern 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: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patentability of computer processes
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Florida
  • Respondent type: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 292 U.S. 1
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Charles Evans Hughes

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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