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UNITED STATES et al. v. VILLAGE OF HUBBARD, OHIO (1925)

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UNITED STATES et al. v. VILLAGE OF HUBBARD, OHIO
Term: 1924
Important Dates
Argued: April 22, 1924
Decided: January 5, 1925
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-1
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter
Dissenting
James Clark McReynolds

UNITED STATES et al. v. VILLAGE OF HUBBARD, OHIO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 5, 1925. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1924.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Ohio
  • Citation: 266 U.S. 474
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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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