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ROBERTS, RECEIVER, et al. v. NEW YORK CITY et al. (1935)

| ROBERTS, RECEIVER, et al. v. NEW YORK CITY et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1934 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 2, 1935 |
| Decided: April 29, 1935 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter |
ROBERTS, RECEIVER, et al. v. NEW YORK CITY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1935. The case was argued before the court on April 2, 1935.
In an 8-0 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 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 295 U.S. 264
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- 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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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