STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MCADOO, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY (1914)

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STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MCADOO, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: April 14, 1914
Decided: June 22, 1914
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonMahlon PitneyWillis Van Devanter
Concurring
Joseph McKenna

STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MCADOO, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1914. The case was argued before the court on April 14, 1914.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Louisiana
  • Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Treasury
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 234 U.S. 627
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • 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: Horace Harmon Lurton

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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