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HILARY HALBERT, JR., et al. v. UNITED STATES (1931)

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HILARY HALBERT, JR., et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1930
Important Dates
Argued: March 11, 1931
Decided: June 1, 1931
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

HILARY HALBERT, JR., et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1931. The case was argued before the court on March 11, 1931.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington Western 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: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 283 U.S. 753
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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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