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GOLTRA v. WEEKS, SECRETARY OF WAR, et al. (1926)

| GOLTRA v. WEEKS, SECRETARY OF WAR, et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1925 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 27, 1926 |
| Decided: June 7, 1926 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
GOLTRA v. WEEKS, SECRETARY OF WAR, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1926. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1926.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
- Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Defense (and Department or Secretary of War)
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 271 U.S. 536
- 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: William Howard Taft
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.
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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