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PYLE v. KANSAS et al. (1942)

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PYLE v. KANSAS et al. |
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Term: 1942 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 9, 1942 |
Decided: December 7, 1942 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
PYLE v. KANSAS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 1942. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1942.
In an 8-0 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 Kansas State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: impartial decision maker
- Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Kansas
- Citation: 317 U.S. 213
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- 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: Frank Murphy
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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