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UNITED STATES ET AL. v. ROCK ISLAND MOTOR TRANSIT CO. ET AL. (1951)

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UNITED STATES ET AL. v. ROCK ISLAND MOTOR TRANSIT CO. ET AL.
Term: 1950
Important Dates
Argued: November 7, 1950
Decided: February 26, 1951
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-4
Majority
Tom ClarkFelix FrankfurterSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonWilliam DouglasRobert Jackson

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. ROCK ISLAND MOTOR TRANSIT CO. ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1951. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 1950.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson 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: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Trucking company, or motor carrier
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 340 U.S. 419
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • 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 conservative.

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