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OTTE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY v. UNITED STATES et al. (1974)

| OTTE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY v. UNITED STATES et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1974 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 15, 1974 |
| Decided: November 19, 1974 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
OTTE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 19, 1974. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1974.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
- Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 419 U.S. 43
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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