SHIELDS et al. v. UTAH IDAHO CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. (1938)

| SHIELDS et al. v. UTAH IDAHO CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. |
|---|
| Term: 1938 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 19, 1938 |
| Decided: December 5, 1938 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Concurring |
| Hugo Black |
SHIELDS et al. v. UTAH IDAHO CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 5, 1938. The case was argued before the court on October 19, 1938.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Utah U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
- Petitioner: Department of Justice or Attorney General
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 305 U.S. 177
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes
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
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