NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO. v. SLATTERY et al. (1937) - Ballotpedia

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NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO. v. SLATTERY et al.

Term: 1937
Important Dates
Argued: November 8, 1937
Decided: December 6, 1937
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland

NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO. v. SLATTERY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1937. The case was argued before the court on November 8, 1937.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: Pipe line company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 302 U.S. 300
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
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.

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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