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SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE v. UNITED STATES et al. (1954)

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SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE v. UNITED STATES et al. |
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Term: 1953 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 27, 1954 |
Decided: June 7, 1954 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
5-3 |
Majority |
Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Earl Warren |
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1954. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1954.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Florida Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
- Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Agriculture
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Interstate Commerce Commission
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 347 U.S. 645
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter
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.
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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