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MARICOPA COUNTY et al. v. VALLEY NATIONAL BANK OF PHOENIX (1943)

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MARICOPA COUNTY et al. v. VALLEY NATIONAL BANK OF PHOENIX
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: February 2, 1943
Decided: March 1, 1943
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

MARICOPA COUNTY et al. v. VALLEY NATIONAL BANK OF PHOENIX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1943. The case was argued before the court on February 2, 1943.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Arizona U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: intergovernmental tax immunity
  • Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Petitioner state: Arizona
  • Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 318 U.S. 357
  • 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: William Douglas

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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