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UNITED STATES v. ESTATE OF DONNELLY et al.

Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: January 12, 1970
Decided: March 23, 1970
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-3
Majority
Hugo Black • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas • Potter Stewart

UNITED STATES v. ESTATE OF DONNELLY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 1970. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1970.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court.

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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: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 397 U.S. 286
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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