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RYAN v. UNITED STATES (1964)

| RYAN v. UNITED STATES |
|---|
| Term: 1964 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 14, 1964 |
| Decided: November 23, 1964 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart |
| Dissenting |
| William Douglas |
RYAN v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 23, 1964. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1964.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky Eastern 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 379 U.S. 61
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II
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
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