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SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD v. NIEROTKO (1946)

| SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD v. NIEROTKO |
|---|
| Term: 1945 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 12, 1945 |
| Decided: February 25, 1946 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Concurring |
| Felix Frankfurter |
SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD v. NIEROTKO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1946. The case was argued before the court on December 12, 1945.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower 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: Social Security Administration or Commissioner
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 327 U.S. 358
- 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: Stanley Reed
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.
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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