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TRANSIT COMMISSION et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1933)

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TRANSIT COMMISSION et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1932
Important Dates
Argued: March 13, 1933
Decided: April 10, 1933
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

TRANSIT COMMISSION et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 10, 1933. The case was argued before the court on March 13, 1933.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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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: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 289 U.S. 121
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler

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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