STARK et al. v. WICKARD, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, et al. (1944)
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| STARK et al. v. WICKARD, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, et al. |
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| Term: 1943 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 14, 1944 |
| Decided: February 28, 1944 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 6-2 |
| Majority |
| William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black • Felix Frankfurter |
STARK et al. v. WICKARD, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1944. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 1944.
In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia 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: Food, meat packing, or processing company, stockyard
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Agriculture
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 321 U.S. 288
- 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.
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