LAURENS FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. v. SOUTH CAROLINA TAX COMMISSION et al. (1961)

LAURENS FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. v. SOUTH CAROLINA TAX COMMISSION et al.
	Term: 1960
Important Dates
	Argued: March 2, 1961
	Decided: March 20, 1961
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker

LAURENS FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN. v. SOUTH CAROLINA TAX COMMISSION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1961. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1961.

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 South Carolina State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: South Carolina
Citation: 365 U.S. 517
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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 conservative.