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SNOW et ux. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (1974)

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SNOW et ux. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE |
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Term: 1973 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 16, 1974 |
Decided: May 13, 1974 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
SNOW et ux. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 13, 1974. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1974.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Tax Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 416 U.S. 500
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas
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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