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RUDOLPH et ux. v. UNITED STATES (1962)

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RUDOLPH et ux. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1961
Important Dates
Argued: April 3, 1962
Decided: June 18, 1962
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-2
Majority
William Brennan • Tom Clark • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
Hugo Black • William Douglas

RUDOLPH et ux. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 1962. The case was argued before the court on April 3, 1962.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 370 U.S. 269
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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