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SANTA FE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. FALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR (1922)

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SANTA FE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. FALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
Term: 1921
Important Dates
Argued: January 24, 1922
Decided: May 29, 1922
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

SANTA FE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. FALL, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1922. The case was argued before the court on January 24, 1922.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Interior
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 259 U.S. 197
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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