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NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. v. MINNESOTA

Term: 1943
Important Dates
Argued: October 19, 1943
Decided: May 15, 1944
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy
Concurring
Hugo Black • Robert Jackson
Dissenting
Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone

NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. v. MINNESOTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1944. The case was argued before the court on October 19, 1943.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota State Trial 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: Minnesota
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Minnesota
Citation: 322 U.S. 292
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter

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.

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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