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UNITED STATES et al. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY (1917)
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| UNITED STATES et al. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY |
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| Term: 1916 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 13, 1917 |
| Decided: May 21, 1917 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
UNITED STATES et al. v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1917. The case was argued before the court on April 13, 1917.
In a 9-0 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 Illinois Eastern U.S. District Court.
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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: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 244 U.S. 82
- 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: Joseph McKenna
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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