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UNITED STATES v. MASON (1910)

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UNITED STATES v. MASON
Term: 1910
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1910
Decided: November 28, 1910
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
William Rufus DayJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES v. MASON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 28, 1910. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1910.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: financial (other than in fraud or internal revenue)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 218 U.S. 517
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes

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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