NEW YORK ex rel. WHITNEY v. GRAVES et al. (1937) - Ballotpedia

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NEW YORK ex rel. WHITNEY v. GRAVES et al.

Term: 1936
Important Dates
Argued: December 18, 1936
Decided: January 4, 1937
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

NEW YORK ex rel. WHITNEY v. GRAVES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1937. The case was argued before the court on December 18, 1936.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Appellate Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: New York
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 299 U.S. 366
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: Charles Evans Hughes

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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External links

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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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