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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1945)

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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1944
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1945
Decided: January 29, 1945
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsWiley RutledgeHarlan Fiske Stone

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD CO. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1945. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1945.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 323 U.S. 588
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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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