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UNITED STATES v. BALTIMORE POST (1925)

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UNITED STATES v. BALTIMORE POST
Term: 1924
Important Dates
Argued: April 16, 1925
Decided: May 25, 1925
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

UNITED STATES v. BALTIMORE POST is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 25, 1925. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1925.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland 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: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: internal revenue (cf. Federal Taxation)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Newspaper, newsletter, journal of opinion, news service
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 268 U.S. 388
  • 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: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: George Sutherland

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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