OMAHA & COUNCIL BLUFFS STREET RAILWAY COMPANY v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION (1911)

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OMAHA & COUNCIL BLUFFS STREET RAILWAY COMPANY v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
Term: 1911
Important Dates
Decided: November 6, 1911
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
7-0
Majority
Oliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

OMAHA & COUNCIL BLUFFS STREET RAILWAY COMPANY v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 6, 1911.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the U.S. Commerce Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 222 U.S. 582
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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