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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION (1911)

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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
Term: 1910
Important Dates
Argued: December 13, 1910
Decided: February 20, 1911
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1911. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1910.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of California.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 219 U.S. 433
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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.

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