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RADICE v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (1924)

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RADICE v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Term: 1923
Important Dates
Argued: January 17, 1924
Decided: March 10, 1924
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

RADICE v. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1924. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1924.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Trial 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: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination in employment (cf. sex discrimination)
  • Petitioner: Restaurant, food vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 264 U.S. 292
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • 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: George Sutherland

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 conservative.

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