SNOWDEN v. HUGHES et al. (1944)

SNOWDEN v. HUGHES et al.
	Term: 1943
Important Dates
	Argued: December 13, 1943
	Decided: January 17, 1944
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
	Felix Frankfurter • Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
	William Douglas • Frank Murphy

SNOWDEN v. HUGHES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 17, 1944. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1943.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - liability, civil rights acts (cf. liability, governmental and liability, nongovernmental; cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty)
Petitioner: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 321 U.S. 1
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.