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UNITED STATES v. BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK (1963)

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UNITED STATES v. BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK |
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Term: 1962 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 3, 1962 |
Decided: January 7, 1963 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-1 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Douglas |
UNITED STATES v. BUFFALO SAVINGS BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1963. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 1962.
In an 8-1 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 New York State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 371 U.S. 228
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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