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LOCKERTY et al. v. PHILLIPS, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY (1943)

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LOCKERTY et al. v. PHILLIPS, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: May 3, 1943
Decided: May 10, 1943
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsWiley RutledgeHarlan Fiske Stone

LOCKERTY et al. v. PHILLIPS, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 10, 1943. The case was argued before the court on May 3, 1943.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: Seller or vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Department of Justice or Attorney General
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 319 U.S. 182
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.

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