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UNITED STATES AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BUTLER COUNTY RAILROAD COMPANY (1914)

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UNITED STATES AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BUTLER COUNTY RAILROAD COMPANY
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: April 13, 1914
Decided: May 25, 1914
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BUTLER COUNTY RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 25, 1914. The case was argued before the court on April 13, 1914.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Railroad
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 234 U.S. 29
  • 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: William Rufus Day

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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