LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. WATTS (November 2, 1914) - Ballotpedia

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LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. WATTS

Term: 1914
Important Dates
Decided: November 2, 1914
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

LANE, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, v. WATTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 2, 1914.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of the Interior
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 235 U.S. 17
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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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