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UNITED STATES et al. v. WABASH RAILROAD CO. et al. (March 27, 1944)

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UNITED STATES et al. v. WABASH RAILROAD CO. et al.
Term: 1943
Important Dates
Argued: March 8, 1944
Decided: March 27, 1944
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsWiley RutledgeHarlan Fiske Stone

UNITED STATES et al. v. WABASH RAILROAD CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 27, 1944. The case was argued before the court on March 8, 1944.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Southern 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: 321 U.S. 403
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone

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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