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SECURITY SAVINGS BANK v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA (1923)

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SECURITY SAVINGS BANK v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Term: 1923
Important Dates
Decided: November 19, 1923
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

SECURITY SAVINGS BANK v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 19, 1923.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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 - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 263 U.S. 282
  • 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: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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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