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UNITED STATES EX REL. FOREMAN v. MEYER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (1913)

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UNITED STATES EX REL. FOREMAN v. MEYER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Decided: February 24, 1913
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES EX REL. FOREMAN v. MEYER, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1913.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White 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: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Secretary or administrative unit of the U.S. Navy
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 227 U.S. 452
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • 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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