KLEIN v. BOARD OF TAX SUPERVISORS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (1930) - Ballotpedia

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KLEIN v. BOARD OF TAX SUPERVISORS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Term: 1930
Important Dates
Argued: October 29, 1930
Decided: November 24, 1930
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

KLEIN v. BOARD OF TAX SUPERVISORS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 24, 1930. The case was argued before the court on October 29, 1930.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Kentucky State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: Kentucky
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Kentucky
Citation: 282 U.S. 19
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: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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