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UNITED STATES v. HILTON HOTELS CORP. (1970)

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UNITED STATES v. HILTON HOTELS CORP.
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: February 26, 1970
Decided: April 20, 1970
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIThurgood MarshallPotter StewartByron White

UNITED STATES v. HILTON HOTELS CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1970. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1970.

In an 8-0 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 397 U.S. 580
  • 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.

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