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RUDE v. BUCHHALTER (1932)

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RUDE v. BUCHHALTER
Term: 1931
Important Dates
Argued: April 28, 1932
Decided: May 23, 1932
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

RUDE v. BUCHHALTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1932. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1932.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 286 U.S. 451
  • 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: Pierce Butler

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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