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UNITED STATES v. MCGOWAN et al. (1938)

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UNITED STATES v. MCGOWAN et al.
Term: 1937
Important Dates
Argued: December 17, 1937
Decided: January 3, 1938
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland

UNITED STATES v. MCGOWAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 3, 1938. The case was argued before the court on December 17, 1937.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Tangible property, other than real estate, including contraband
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 302 U.S. 535
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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