UNITED STATES et al. v. MITCHELL et al. (1971)

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UNITED STATES et al. v. MITCHELL et al.
Term: 1970
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1971
Decided: June 7, 1971
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackHarry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIThurgood MarshallPotter StewartByron White

UNITED STATES et al. v. MITCHELL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1971. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1971.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Wife, or ex-wife
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 403 U.S. 190
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

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 liberal.

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