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NEW ORLEANS v. WARNER (1901)

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NEW ORLEANS v. WARNER
Term: 1900
Important Dates
Argued: December 11, 1900
Decided: January 28, 1901
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanJoseph McKennaGeorge Shiras

NEW ORLEANS v. WARNER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 28, 1901. The case was argued before the court on December 11, 1900.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: Louisiana
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 180 U.S. 199
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Henry Billings Brown

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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