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KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION et al. (1946)

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KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION et al.
Term: 1945
Important Dates
Argued: January 30, 1946
Decided: March 25, 1946
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-3
Majority
Hugo BlackFrank MurphyStanley ReedWiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Harold BurtonWilliam DouglasFelix Frankfurter

KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 1946. The case was argued before the court on January 30, 1946.

In a 4-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Utah U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: taxpayer's suit
  • Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
  • Petitioner state: Utah
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Utah
  • Citation: 327 U.S. 573
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stanley Reed

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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