GORDON, SECRETARY OF BANKING, et al. (1935)

GORDON, SECRETARY OF BANKING, et al.
	Term: 1934
Important Dates
	Argued: March 7, 1935
	Decided: April 1, 1935
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

GORDON, SECRETARY OF BANKING, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 1, 1935. The case was argued before the court on March 7, 1935.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Pennsylvania
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 295 U.S. 30
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.