MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC RAILWAY & LIGHT COMPANY v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF WISCONSI (1915)

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC RAILWAY & LIGHT COMPANY v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF WISCONSI
	Term: 1914
Important Dates
	Argued: April 20, 1915
	Decided: June 14, 1915
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
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

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC RAILWAY & LIGHT COMPANY v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF WISCONSI is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1915. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1915.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 238 U.S. 174
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
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: William Rufus Day

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.