RAILROAD COMMISSION OF LOUISIANA v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY (1913)

RAILROAD COMMISSION OF LOUISIANA v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
	Term: 1912
Important Dates
	Decided: June 10, 1913
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

RAILROAD COMMISSION OF LOUISIANA v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1913.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Petitioner state: Louisiana
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 229 U.S. 336
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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.