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THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY v. ROUSE (1869)

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THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY v. ROUSE
Term: 1869
Important Dates
Argued: November 23, 1869
Decided: December 20, 1869
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
Nathan CliffordDavid DavisRobert Cooper GrierSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
Salmon Portland ChaseStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman Miller

THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY v. ROUSE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 20, 1869. The case was argued before the court on November 23, 1869.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Missouri State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Private school, college, or university
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Respondent state: Missouri
  • Citation: 75 U.S. 439
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: David Davis

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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