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POTHIER v. RODMAN, UNITED STATES MARSHAL, et al. (1923)

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POTHIER v. RODMAN, UNITED STATES MARSHAL, et al.
Term: 1922
Important Dates
Argued: February 21, 1923
Decided: March 12, 1923
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

POTHIER v. RODMAN, UNITED STATES MARSHAL, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1923. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 1923.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Rhode Island U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 261 U.S. 307
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Howard Taft

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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