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UNITED STATES v. CARMACK (1946)

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UNITED STATES v. CARMACK |
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Term: 1946 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 18, 1946 |
Decided: December 9, 1946 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Frederick Vinson |
Concurring |
William Douglas |
UNITED STATES v. CARMACK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1946. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1946.
In a 9-0 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 Missouri Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 329 U.S. 230
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harold Burton
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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