PORTER, AUDITOR, v. INVESTORS SYNDICATE (May 23, 1932)

PORTER, AUDITOR, v. INVESTORS SYNDICATE
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: April 22, 1932
	Decided: May 23, 1932
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

PORTER, AUDITOR, v. INVESTORS SYNDICATE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1932. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1932.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Montana U.S. District Court.

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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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Montana
Respondent type: Investor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 286 U.S. 461
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: 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.