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RUTHENBERG et al. v. UNITED STATES (1918)

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RUTHENBERG et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: December 13, 1917
Decided: January 14, 1918
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

RUTHENBERG et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1918. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1917.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - extra-legal jury influences: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: Person subject to selective service, including conscientious objector
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 245 U.S. 480
  • 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: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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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